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Multicenter Analysis of the Surgical Management and Adjuvant Therapy of Patients With Melanoma and a Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

mayo 16, 2025

Introduction Complete lymph node dissection (CLND) was the standard practice for patients with melanoma and a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) until the results of two clinical trials published in 2016 and 2017 demonstrated […]

Melanoma Registry of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (REGESMEL): Description and Data in its First Year of Operation

noviembre 5, 2024

Introduction The incidence of melanoma is rising in Spain. The prognostic stages of patients with melanoma are determined by various biological factors, such as tumor thickness, ulceration, or the presence of regional or distant metastases. […]

[Translated article] Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Desmoplastic Melanoma

diciembre 27, 2022

Desmoplastic melanoma (DM) accounts for 0.4% to 4% of all melanomas. These skin tumors are mainly formed by amelanotic spindled melanocytes immersed in an abundant collagen stroma and are classified as pure when the desmoplastic […]