✦ LIBER ✦
Earlier diagnosis of second primary melanoma confirms the benefits of patient education and routine postoperative follow-up
✍ Scribed by L. Andrew DiFronzo; Leslie A. Wanek; Donald L. Morton
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Volume
- 91
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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✦ Synopsis
BACKGROUND.
Rising health care costs have caused providers to question the benefit of regular follow-up after treatment for patients with early stage cutaneous melanoma. The authors hypothesized that routine reassessment and careful education of these patients would facilitate earlier diagnosis of a subsequent second primary melanoma, as reflected by reduced thickness of that lesion.