Timing of Definitive Surgical Management of Primary Cutaneous Melanoma: Association With Survival
Definitive surgical treatment of patients with primary cutaneous melanoma between 1-4 weeks post-diagnosis with excision-biopsy was associated with improved OS & RFS compared to those treated within 1 week and greater than 4 weeks in this patient cohort treated prior to the use of adjuvant drug therapy.
Authors
- Janet McKeown
- R. Saw
- T. Pennington
- Jake Hindmarch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5706-6903)
- S. Ch'ng
- A. Spillane
- Serigne N. Lo
- Omgo E. Nieweg
- John F. Thompson
- Kerwin F. Shannon
- Edward (Ned) Farley
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Mater Health Services (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Royal North Shore Hospital (AU)
- Chris O’Brien Lifehouse (AU)
- Melanoma Institute Australia (AU)
- Mater Private Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ANZ Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70490
- Primary Topic
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Melanoma Institute Australia