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Efficacy of 2-cm Surgical Margins for Intermediate-Thickness Melanomas (1 to 4 mm) Results of a Multi-institutional Randomized Surgical Trial

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1993

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Charles M. Balch, Marshall M. Urist, Constantine P. Karakousis, Thomas J. Smith, Walley Temple, Kristopher Drzewiecki, William R. Jewell, Alfred A. Bartolucci, Martín C. Mihm, Raymond L. Barnhill,
Annals of Surgery

Abstract

Margins of excision can be safely reduced to 2 cm for patients with intermediate-thickness melanomas. The narrower margins significantly reduced the need for skin grafting and shortened the hospital stay.

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