Treatment of choice for melanoma is:: (A) Chemotherapy, (B) Surgical excision, (C) Radiotherapy, (D) Surgery and chemotherapy
Answer is B. Treatment Surgical excision with Sentinel lymph node biopsy Margins to be taken depends on the tumor thickness and depth of invasion * < 1mm thickness - 1 cm margin * 1-4 mm thickness - 2cm margin * > 4mm thickness - 2-3 cm margin Malignant Melanoma is a radio resistant tumor *