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Patients with small melanoma in situ (MIS) on low-risk body sites that was managed with 5-mm margins had a local recurrence rate of 0.9%, results from a retrospective case series from a single ...

Melanoma in situ means the cancer cells are all contained in the epidermis where they started. They have not grown deeper into the skin. Stage 0 is part of the number staging system. This goes from ...

There were no significant differences in outcomes for patients with melanoma in situ who were treated with Mohs micrographic surgery compared with those treated with wide local excision, the ...

Introduction. Excision of melanoma in situ remains more art than science. Those who use conventional excision are prepared for a high rate of local recurrence after standard 5-mm margins, and even ...

Melanoma in situ is the earliest, most treatable stage of melanoma. It has a very favorable outlook. Read about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and outlook.

Pathological excision margins of 4 mm or more may be a reliable indicator of the risk of recurrence of melanoma in situ (MIS) following surgical excision of the cancer, according to findings from ...

Stage 0 (in situ) Patients with melanoma in situ can be managed adequately with surgical excision that results in microscopically free margins around the tumor bed. SLNB is not recommended.

When melanoma is suspected, something known as an excision biopsy is performed. ... if so, how far it has spread. Staging begins with “melanoma in situ,” or Stage 0.

When melanoma is suspected, something known as an excision biopsy is performed. ... if so, how far it has spread. Staging begins with “melanoma in situ,” or Stage 0.

When melanoma is suspected, something known as an excision biopsy is performed. ... if so, how far it has spread. Staging begins with “melanoma in situ,” or Stage 0.