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ArticleMayo Clinic proceedings2011

Mayo Clinic consensus recommendations for the depth of excision in primary cutaneous melanoma.

Travis E Grotz, Svetomir N Markovic, Lori A Erickson, William S Harmsen, Marianne Huebner, David R Farley, Barbara A Pockaj, John H Donohue, Franklin H Sim, Clive S Grant and 5 more

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Article in Mayo Clinic proceedings, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Travis E GrotzDepartment of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Svetomir N Markovic
Lori A Erickson
William S Harmsen
Marianne Huebner
David R Farley
Barbara A Pockaj
John H Donohue
Franklin H Sim
Clive S Grant
Sanjay P Bagaria
Thomas C Shives
Charles M Balch
James W Jakub
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic in Arizona · USMayo Clinic · USJohns Hopkins University · USWinnMed · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Currently, no data from randomized controlled clinical trials are available to guide the depth of resection for intermediate-thickness primary cutaneous melanoma. Thus, we hypothesized that substantial variability exists in this aspect of surgical care. We have summarized the literature regarding depth of resection and report the results of our survey of surgeons who treat melanoma. Most of the 320 respondents resected down to, but did not include, the muscular fascia (extremity, 71%; trunk, 66%; and head and neck, 62%). However, significant variation exists. We identified variability in our own practice and have elected to standardize this common aspect of routine surgical care across our institution. In light of the lack of evidence to support resection of the deep muscular fascia, we have elected to preserve the muscular fascia as a matter of routine, except when a deep primary melanoma or thin subcutaneous tissue dictates otherwise.

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Practice Patterns, Physicians'ArizonaClinical Trials as TopicFloridaHealth Care SurveysHumansMelanomaMinnesotaNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalSkin NeoplasmsSurgical Procedures, Operative

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PMID21628616
PMCPMC3104911
OpenAlexW1966018178

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