Let’s talk melanoma – Join general surgery resident Dr. Ken Newcomer for a discussion with Dr. Ryan Fields, the former chair of the Section of Surgical Oncology in the Department of Surgery at WashU Medicine and leading expert in comprehensive surgical cancer care. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will further focus on the management of melanoma and serves as a companion to Chapter 28 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery. 

In this episode of The Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast, hosted by general surgery resident Dr. Ken Newcomer, Dr. Ryan Fields discusses further pragmatic treatment considerations for cutaneous melanoma, including immune therapy, adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy options, completion nodal dissections, surgical complication risks, and surveillance recommendations.

Citations:

The PRADO Trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35661157/ 

SWOG 1901 – Southwest Oncology Group: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36856617/

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