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Abstract
Melanoma of the hand represents a complicated clinical entity. Anatomic features of the hand create challenges in successful management of melanoma not encountered elsewhere in the body. The objectives of this article are to outline current standards for managing melanoma of the hand including diagnosis, surgical, and chemotherapeutic management. Particular emphasis will be placed on currently debated topics of the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy, the role of Mohs micrographic surgery, tissue sparing management of subungual melanoma, and the consideration of melanoma of the hand as a distinct entity based on clinical and molecular studies.
Document Type
Review
Publication Date
3-6-2014
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare2010125
Repository Citation
Turner, John Brad and Rinker, Brian, "Melanoma of the Hand: Current Practice and New Frontiers" (2014). Surgery Faculty Publications. 28.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/surgery_facpub/28
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Healthcare, v. 2, issue 1, p. 125-138.
© 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).