Let me introduce the surgical treatment of melanoma to patients

The surgical treatment of melanoma is a treatment method that many patients are concerned about. There are several surgical treatment methods for melanoma. Everyone needs to know more about the surgical treatment of melanoma. Now, let the experts discuss with you what surgical treatment methods are there for melanoma. I hope it can help you better understand the surgical treatment methods for melanoma .

Biopsy surgery: For patients suspected of having malignant melanoma, the lesion together with the surrounding 0.5cm to 1cm of normal skin and subcutaneous fat should be removed in one piece for pathological examination. If it is confirmed to be malignant melanoma, the depth of infiltration will determine whether additional extensive resection is needed. This is the surgical treatment for melanoma.

Primary lesion resection surgery; regional lymph node dissection. This type of surgical treatment for melanoma generally involves preventive lymph node dissection, which can better improve the patient's survival.

Palliative resection surgery is a surgical treatment for melanoma in patients with large lesions and distant metastases who are not suitable for radical surgery. In order to relieve ulcer bleeding or pain, as long as the anatomical conditions permit, debulking or palliative resection can be considered.

Through the above introduction, do you have some understanding of the surgical treatment of melanoma? I hope the above simple introduction will be helpful to you. Here, I also wish that melanoma patients can receive early treatment and recover soon.