Etiology and Prognosis of Local Recurrence in Malignant Melanoma of the Skin

Various dermatoses what the patients with cutaneous melanoma had anxiety for the recurrence during postoperative surveillance

“…A total of 7 subsequent CMs comprised 5 local recurrences (including satellite metastases and in-transit melanoma metastases), 1 distant metastasis, and 1 second primary melanoma. The incidence of local recurrence was 3.1%; this was consistent with previous studies that reported a local recurrence rate of approximately 3%∼5% [13][14][15] . The prevalence of a second primary melanoma following a primary CM was 0.6%; this was similar than the prevalence of 0.5%∼5.5% reported by previous studies [16][17][18][19] .…”

Various Dermatoses What the Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma Had Anxiety for the Recurrence during Postoperative Surveillance

“…A total of 7 subsequent CMs comprised 5 local recurrences (including satellite metastases and in-transit melanoma metastases), 1 distant metastasis, and 1 second primary melanoma. The incidence of local recurrence was 3.1%; this was consistent with previous studies that reported a local recurrence rate of approximately 3%~5%131415. The prevalence of a second primary melanoma following a primary CM was 0.6%; this was similar than the prevalence of 0.5%~5.5% reported by previous studies16171819.…”

Long-Term Results of a Prospective Surgical Trial Comparing 2 cm vs. 4 cm Excision Margins for 740 Patients With 1?4 mm Melanomas

“…3,14,[25][26][27][28][29] Given this knowledge of prognostic factors predicting the risk of a LR, can the surgeon prevent a local recurrence with a wider surgical margin in those patients with a "high risk" for this event? Intuitively, one would postulate that a wider surgical margin for an ulcerated melanoma might be associated with a lower risk of a LR.…”