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Name of Treatment Program: Skin Cancer

Short description: The internationally-renowned Center for Melanoma’s rich history of clinical innovation, combined with extensive ongoing research, offers patients experienced, cutting-edge care.

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Each patient in our program is cared for by a multidisciplinary team of experts who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers. These specialists include:

• Dermatologists
• Medical oncologists
• Surgical oncologists
• Dermatopathologists

Patients may also meet with radiation oncologists.

Expertise in Diagnosing and Staging CancersOur Melanoma and Pigmented Lesion Center is a world-class resource for diagnosing and staging skin cancers. The dermatologists associated with this center see a great number of melanoma patients and are highly expert at recognizing suspect moles and other lesions. They are early adopters of techniques and technologies that improve diagnostics and are on the forefront of evaluation and monitoring of melanoma and other skin cancers.

Specialized pathologists, called dermatopathologists, analyze biopsy slides to determine whether a pigmented skin lesion is a benign mole or malignant melanoma. They provide information that helps the care team determine the best treatment for each patient’s unique tumor.

In addition, our world-renowned pathologists are leading multiple research projects to improve diagnoses of melanoma and skin cancers, identify which patients are more likely to develop metastatic disease, and determine the effectiveness of treatments early on.

We provide genetic counseling through our Melanoma Genetics Program, helping to assess hereditary risk in young patients and those with strong family histories of melanoma.

Comprehensive Treatment ApproachesPatients diagnosed with melanoma are most often treated with surgery to remove the cancerous tissue. Following surgery, patients are monitored closely, with regular checkups and follow-up, to watch for any new suspicious lesions. If the lesion is malignant, chemotherapy and radiation therapy may also be treatment options.  

Excellence in Surgical CareOur surgeons offer the highest degree of clinical expertise available in the treatment of melanoma and skin cancers. Among the surgical approaches offered here are:

• Surgery for primary melanomas
• Plastic surgical reconstructions
• Lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy, which enables the surgeon to remove only one node— instead of several— in order to determine if a cancer has spread
• Hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion, a procedure in which doctors isolate flood flow from an affected limb and treat it with high-dose chemotherapy
• Hyperthermic isolated liver perfusion using targeted high-dose chemotherapy to treat ocular melanomas that have spread to the liver

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Condition: Basal Cell Carcinoma,Melanoma,Merkel Cell Cancer,Skin Cancer

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