Guidelines of care for primary cutaneous melanoma.

*Guidelines/Outcomes Committee: Evan R. Farmer, MD, Chair, Abby S. VanVoorhees, MD, Chair-elect, Tsu-Yi Chuang, MD, MPH, Boni E. Elewski, MD, Arnold W. Gurevitch, MD, Robert S. Kirsner, MD, Lawrence M. Lieblich, MD, Marianne N. O’Donoghue, MD, Yves P. Poulin, MD, Barbara R. Reed, MD, Randall K. Roenigk, MD, and Barbara J. Lowery, MPH. Accepted by the Board of Directors March 2, 2001. Reprint requests: American Academy of Dermatology, PO Box 4014, Schaumburg, IL 60168-4014. J Am Acad Dermatol 2001;45:579-86. Copyright © 2001 by the American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. 0190-9622/2001/$35.00 + 0 16/1/117044 doi:10.1067/mjd.2001.117044 DISCLAIMER Adherence to these guidelines will not ensure successful treatment in every situation. Furthermore these guidelines should not be deemed inclusive of all proper methods of care or exclusive of other methods of care reasonably directed to obtaining the same results. The ultimate judgment regarding the propriety of any specific therapy must be made by the physician and the patient in light of all the circumstances presented by the individual patient.