Excision margins and prognosis in cutaneous melanoma: retrospective population-based cohort study
This population-based study conducted in real-world clinical practice found that the prognosis of patients with pT1-2 CM may benefit from excision margins > 1.1 cm. In pT3-4 CM, margins < 1.6 cm were significantly associated with lower CM-specific survival rates. These findings highlight the need for further prospective studies to evaluate the safety of surgical excision margins in managing primary CM.
Authors
- Carlo Riccardo Rossi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7875-5655)
- Manuel Zorzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6025-5214)
- Luigi Dall’Olmo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1564-2594)
- Massimo Rugge
- Alessandra Buja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2216-3807)
- Antonella Vecchiato
- Simone Mocellin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9433-8445)
- Chiara Trevisiol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6063-7930)
- Paolo Del Fiore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2862-8014)
- Anna Zanovello
- Matteo Paiola
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IT)
- National Cancer Registry (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJS Open
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraf042
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- Ministero della Salute