Introduction to several important methods for treating melanoma

Melanoma is a relatively serious surgical disease that has caused serious harm to the health of many people. Melanoma must be treated in a timely manner. What are the common methods for treating melanoma ? The following will tell you about the common methods for treating melanoma.

In general, common treatments for melanoma include:

The treatment for melanoma is surgical excision. Although there is still controversy over the extent of tumor margin excision, most experts agree that when the tumor thickness is <1 mm, about 1.0 cm of normal skin should be excised from the tumor margin. Deeper lesions require radical surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsy.

Malignant melanomas are usually treated by wide local excision, with skin grafting if necessary. High-dose x-rays are far less effective than surgery for melanoma. Lentigo maligna should be removed as soon as possible, before the lesion enlarges. Most treatments, except for monitored cryosurgery for melanoma, do not reach deep enough to remove affected hair follicles.

Disseminated or nodular melanoma requires wide excision of tissue including the deep fascia. If lymph nodes are involved, they should be removed therapeutically and examined histologically. This is also the common approach to treating melanoma.

The above is an introduction to the common methods of treating melanoma. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. Patients should choose the method of treating melanoma that suits them according to their actual condition and should not choose blindly.