Health Management for Older Adults III - Recognizing Skin Cancer in Older Adults -- Malignant Melanoma: Treatment

< i > Recognizing Skin Cancer in Older Adults -- Malignant Melanoma: Treatment

As a rule of thumb, if the melanoma is in situ, one takes a half a centimeter margin.

If the tumor thickness, as measured by the Breslow level is 1mm or less, one takes a 1cm margin, and

If the Breslow thickness is greater than 1mm, then one takes a 2-3cm margin, depending on the clinical location.