Since Stage zero melanoma is confined to the top layer of the skin, the primary and most effective treatment is surgical ...

Her results revealed that she had melanoma in situ, which means that a tumor has not invaded beyond the outer layer of the skin. It is the earliest form of melanoma and is "the easiest to treat ...

Melanoma is a severe type of skin cancer. The stages of melanoma range from 0 (in situ) to 5, which is the most advanced stage. It's important to know that a melanoma diagnosis is not a death ...

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 after Mohs ...

She was lucky; the melanoma was caught early and classified as stage zero, or “in situ,” meaning it hadn’t yet spread.

A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that childhood cancer survivors have a more than twofold ...

The clinical approach, epidemiology, diagnostic procedures, and management, along with followup of superficial spreading malignant melanoma are discussed. A 45-year-old Caucasian female presented ...

She was lucky; the melanoma was caught early and classified as stage zero, or “in situ,” meaning it hadn’t yet spread. However, she required a four-hour surgery to remove the cancer. “They had to cut ...