Recurrence Rates Over 20 Years in the Treatment of Malignant Melanoma: Immediate Versus Delayed Reconstruction

Background:. Wide local excision (WLE) with a safety margin is the standard of treatment for primary head and neck cutaneous malignant melanoma (HNCMM). Studies have demonstrated inconsistency in recurrence rates following immediate versus delayed reconstruction. The objectives of this study were to...

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Main Authors: Pieter G.L. Koolen, MD, Tiago R. Matos, MD, Ahmed M.S. Ibrahim, MD, PhD, Jie Sun, BA, Bernard T. Lee, MD, MBA, MPH, Robert A. Frankenthaler, MD, Samuel J. Lin, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-07-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001378