Surgery to remove (excise) melanoma removes the cancer and a border of healthy tissue. In the "Area of excision" picture: The inner circle represents the melanoma ... You will have a dressing over the ...

Doctors diagnose melanoma by removing the abnormal mole or area of skin ... You have this if your doctor needs to: You might have a skin graft or flap to cover the wound if your doctor needs to remove ...

The most common place that melanoma skin cancer spreads to is the nearby ... The biopsy has possible risks, such as infection or collection of fluid under the wound. You normally have a sentinel lymph ...