This week's episode welcomes our guest Dr Julie Howle who is a surgical oncologist from Westmead Hospital in Sydney.

We cover a wide range of topics related to management of melanoma including:
- precursor lesions
- whether ulceration relates to the clinical or histopathological diagnosis of ulceration
- when to perform systemic staging for melanoma
- management of in-transit and satellite lesions including whether you need do a sentinel lymph node biopsy if these are present
- sentinel lymph node biopsy
- the role of isolated limb infusion and perfusion in the era of effective systemic therapies
- a brief overview of targeted therapies and immunotherapy
- how to perform an inguinal lymph node dissection

Julie also talks to us about her incredible triathlon achievements and balancing life in surgery and as an athlete. 

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