Melanoma - Outline
-General statistics and development
-Risk factors and patient assessement
-Pathology and prognosis
-Work-up and staging
-Surgical treatment
-Lymph node controversy/sentinel node
-Adjuvant therapy
Melanoma - Data
-Incidence increase fastest
-Mortality increase 2nd only to lung
-5th most prevalent, incidence 7%/year increase
-5% skin cancer, 75% skin cancer death
-1/75 in 2000, 1/1500 in 1935
-20% H&N, 51% facial, 26% scalp, 16% neck, 9% ear
