Services
The Center for Melanoma multidisciplinary team provides information and guidance to allow you to make your best choice of treatment at all stages of this complex disease. Patients with melanomas are evaluated in the multidisciplinary sessions, where they can meet with a surgical oncologist, medical oncologist, dermatologist, have their pathology slides reviewed by a melanoma dermatopathologist, and receive definitive treatment recommendations in a single visit. Our Center offers a variety of services including:

• Prevention and Screening - Dermatologists educate patients and family members about prevention and early detection of melanoma and examine the skin for any suspicious lesions, such as moles and other abnormal skin marks
• Genetic counseling through the Center for Cancer Genetics Risk Assessment - helps you learn about your risk or your family's risk of cancer. Genetic counseling and molecular diagnostic testing is available for patients at higher-than-normal risk for skin cancers.
• Histopathologic Diagnosis and Review - Diagnose melanomas or provide second opinions. Routine or problematic pathology specimens will be reviewed and a diagnosis offered
• Diagnostic biopsy or removal of moles - Surgical treatment of melanomas will be scheduled; and if necessary, plastic surgeons can participate.
• Early detection of spread of the disease to lymph - Oncology surgeons who take part in this program perform sentinel lymph node mapping to detect microscopic amounts of tumor that may have spread to lymph nodes.

Advanced Treatments
Our multi-disciplinary team is on the leading edge in melanoma detection, prevention, and treatment, and offer participation in many clinical trials. The melanoma surgeons in the Division of Surgical Oncology are highly specialized, highly experienced, and nationally recognized experts. Specialized operations include:

• Surgery for primary melanomas
• Plastic surgical reconstructions
• Lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy
• Lymph node dissections
• Hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion with melphalan for in-transit metastases
• Hyperthermic isolated liver perfusion for patients with ocular melanoma liver metastases

Support & Coping
We know that being diagnosed with cancer can be stressful for you and your family. We offer a variety of services to help patients and families gain the support and information they will need to meet the challenges ahead.

To find free education and support workshops plus wellness services, education and support workshops plus wellness services, please view the HOPES calendar.