Fast Five Quiz: Melanoma Adjuvant Treatment Reviewed by Adil I. Daud, MD ++

Fast Five Quiz: Melanoma Adjuvant Treatment Reviewed by Adil I. Daud, MD https://reference.medscape.com/viewarticle/melanoma-adjuvant-treatment-2025a1000z67?_gl=1*7ttryj*_gcl_au*NjkzMDY5MjIxLjE3ODA2NzA2MDAuMTYwNjY1Nzg3Mi4xNzgzMDgzNjM1LjE3ODMwODM3MjM. Surgery is the primary treatment for cutaneous melanoma. Standard management consists of wide local excision and regional lymph node staging with sentinel lymph node biopsy. Many patients continue to have a significant risk for recurrence, even in cases of lymph node-negative melanoma, which necessitates further adjuvant treatment beyond surgery. Fast Five Quiz: Melanoma Treatment Reviewed by Adil I. Daud, MD https://reference.medscape.com/viewarticle/fast-five-quiz-melanoma-treatment-2025a1000dry?_gl=1*4au3mb*_gcl_au*NjkzMDY5MjIxLjE3ODA2NzA2MDAuMTYwNjY1Nzg3Mi4xNzgzMDgzNjM1LjE3ODMwODM3MjM. The global incidence of melanoma, a potentially lethal form of skin cancer, has continued to rise. Malignant melanoma is diagnosed in both older and younger populations, and it is one of the leading cancers in average years of life lost per death from disease. If current trends continue, the annual global burden is projected to reach 96,000 deaths and roughly 510,000 new cases by 2040.