Management of cutaneous melanoma in Australia: a narrative review

Prachi Bhave^{1

2}, Jessica Wong³, Aideen McInerney-Leo^{4

5}, Anne E Cust^{5

6}, Craig Lawn^{6

7}, Monika Janda⁸, Victoria J Mar^{2

9}

Affiliations

¹ Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
² Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
³ Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.
⁴ Dermatology Research Centre, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute for Cancer Immunology and Metabolic Medicine, Brisbane, QLD.
⁵ Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging, Brisbane, QLD.
⁶ Melanoma Institute Australia, Sydney, NSW.
⁷ Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging, Brisbane, QLD.
⁸ Centre for Health Services Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD.
⁹ Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.

Review

Prachi Bhave et al. Med J Aust. 2023.

. 2023 May 15;218(9):426-431.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.51910. Epub 2023 Apr 30.

Prachi Bhave^{1

2}, Jessica Wong³, Aideen McInerney-Leo^{4

5}, Anne E Cust^{5

6}, Craig Lawn^{6

7}, Monika Janda⁸, Victoria J Mar^{2

9}

¹ Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
² Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
³ Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.
⁴ Dermatology Research Centre, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute for Cancer Immunology and Metabolic Medicine, Brisbane, QLD.
⁵ Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging, Brisbane, QLD.
⁶ Melanoma Institute Australia, Sydney, NSW.
⁷ Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging, Brisbane, QLD.
⁸ Centre for Health Services Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD.
⁹ Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.

No abstract available

Keywords: Dermatologic surgical procedures; Dermatology; Early detection of cancer; Melanoma; Skin neoplasms; Surveillance.

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