Mexican consensus about surgical treatment in early-stage cervicouterine cancer.

Introduction: Cervical cancer is a public health problem in our country and worldwide. Less than 25% of cases are diagnosed in the early stages, where survival is more remarkable than 90% at five years. Here, we review surgical treatment in the early stages of cervical cancer.

Recurrence rate and survival implications of surgical margins in patients with acral melanoma. Is a wide margin necessary?

Introduction: Appropriate size of resection margins in acral melanoma is not clearly established.

Objective: To investigate whether narrow-margin excision is appropriate for thick acral melanoma.

Methods: Three-hundred and six patients with acral melanoma were examined.