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. 2013 Dec 20;2(1):1–19. doi: 10.3390/healthcare2010001

Table 5.

Guidelines for excision margins for melanoma *.

  • melanoma in situ (restricted to epidermis)—margin 5 mm

  • melanoma <1.0 mm thick—margin 1 cm

  • melanoma 1.0–4.0 mm thick—minimum margin 1 cm and maximum 2 cm

  • melanoma >4 mm thick—minimum margin 2 cm

* Recommended excision margins are under constant review.