• J. Am. Coll. Surg. · Feb 2023

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    Setting the Standard for Cutaneous Melanoma Wide Local Excision: An Overview of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Standard 5.5.

    • Heather A Lillemoe, Jelani K Williams, Mediget K Teshome, Linda Zheng, Amanda B Francescatti, Tina J Hieken, Matthew Hg Katz, Kelly H Hunt, Timothy J Vreeland, and Elliot A Asare.
    • From the Department of Surgical Oncology (Lillemoe, Katz), University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
    • J. Am. Coll. Surg. 2023 Feb 1; 236 (2): 424428424-428.

    AbstractThe purpose of this article is to review the objectives of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Operative Standards with a specific focus on Standard 5.5, which pertains to curative intent wide local excision of primary cutaneous melanoma lesions. We review the details and rationale of the standard itself, including its requirement to include specific elements and responses in synoptic format in operative reports.Copyright © 2022 by the American College of Surgeons. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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