Skin and Soft Tissue Tumors: Part 1 - Washington Manual of Surgery

Let’s talk melanoma – Join general surgery resident Dr. Ken Newcomer for a discussion with Dr. Ryan Fields, the former chief of the Section of Surgical Oncology in the Department of Surgery at WashU Medicine and leading expert in comprehensive surgical cancer care. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on melanoma and serves as a companion to chapter 28 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.

In this episode of The Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast, hosted by general surgery resident Dr. Ken Newcomer, Dr. Ryan Fields – who played a vital role in advancing cancer care and research at WashU Medicine – offers an in-depth review of cutaneous melanoma evaluation, staging, and treatment, including excision techniques and discussion of some of the most important sentinel lymph node trials. Tune in for a comprehensive review on melanoma from experts who combine clinical insight with compassionate patient care for assessing and treating these malignancies.

Guest Host:

Ken Newcomer, MD – General surgery resident at WashU Medicine.

Guest:

Ryan Fields, MD – Dr. Fields was the inaugural Kim and Tim Eberlein Distinguished Professor of Surgery at WashU Medicine. He has been recognized for his groundbreaking work in cancer genomics and dedication to advancing the field. He is now the Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center, where he is the chief surgeon of Strong Memorial Hospital and director of translational research of the Wilmot Cancer Institute.

Citations:

Breslow staging, the original article: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1397358/

MSLT-1 Trial: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4058881/

MSLT-2 Trial: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5548388/

DeCOG Trial: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470204516001418?via%3Dihub

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