Is There an Expanding Role of Hepatic Resection for Melanoma?

Surgical resection of hepatic metastasis markedly improves survival among melanoma patients, according to new study findings published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. These results challenge a current dogma in melanoma, as it is most often considered fatal once it has spread to the liver with a 4- to 6-month median overall survival. Read more here