May is skin cancer awareness month and this episode of “Beyond the Digest” features articles related to melanoma. “Beyond the Digest” episodes are bonus content to DermSurgery Digest, the official podcast of Dermatologic Surgery, that includes reviews and commentary of interesting and relevant articles in dermatologic surgery literature. Articles featured in this episode include:

•  Incidence and factors associated with second primary invasive melanoma in Norway; JAMA Dermatology 2024
• Immunohistochemistry for diagnosing melanoma in older adults; JAMA Dermatology 2024
•  Development and validation of a novel model to predict recurrence-free survival and melanoma-specific survival after sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with melanoma: an international, retrospective, multicentre analysis; Lancet Oncology 2024
• Melanoma incidence rates among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native individuals, 1999-2019; JAMA Dermatology 2024
• Histopathologic regression in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma undergoing sentinel lymph node biopsy is associated with favorable survival and after metastasis, with improved progression-free survival on immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: a single-institutional cohort study; JAAD 2024
• Differences in presentation of cutaneous melanoma among Asian American and Pacific Islander patients; JAAD 2024
•  Clinicopathologic features, delayed diagnosis, and survival in amelanotic acral melanoma: a comparative study with pigmented melanoma; JAAD 2024

“Beyond the Digest” contributors include Dermatologic Surgery Digital Content Editor Naomi Lawrence, MD; “Beyond the Digest” co-host Yesul Kim, MD; Ami Greene, MD; Tara Jennings, MD; Sydney Proffer, MD; and Katie Shahwan, MD. 

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