What are procedures done for melanoma?

• Complete excisional biopsy of a suggestive lesion • Surgical excision or reexcision after biopsy • Elective lymph node dissection (ELND) for patients with clinically enlarged nodes and no evidence of distant disease • Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB; see Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients With Melanoma)