Δευτέρα 19 Σεπτεμβρίου 2016

Surgical excision margin for primary acral melanoma

Background and Objectives

This study aimed to evaluate treatment outcomes of acral melanoma (AM) based on the excision margin.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted for patients with primary AM, analyzing recurrence rates, local and in-transit recurrence-free survival (LITRFS), disease-free survival (DFS), and melanoma-specific survival (MSS).

Results

Data from 129 patients of AM were analyzed. In 53 patients with thin AM (thickness ≤1 mm), neither recurrence nor mortality occurred regardless of whether the excision margin was >1 cm or not. Seventy-six patients had thick AM (thickness >1 mm), including 36 treated with a <2 cm excision margin and 40 with a 2 cm margin. Multivariate analyses revealed that a 2 cm margin was associated with a reduced rate of local recurrence (HR, 0.120; P-value = 0.023) and LITR (HR, 0.187; P-value = 0.013) compared with a <2 cm margin. DFS and MSS did not differ between the two groups.

Conclusions

Thin AM were successfully treated with a 1 cm excision margin. For thick AM, a 2 cm excision margin provided improved local control, compared with a <2 cm margin; however, this benefit did not translate into a survival gain. J. Surg. Oncol. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.



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