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Surgery

Source: Childhood Melanoma Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: October 18, 2021 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Treatment Option Overview / Three types of standard treatment are used:

Surgery to remove the tumor is used to treat childhood melanoma. A wide local excision is used to remove the melanoma and some of the normal tissue around it. Skin grafting (taking skin from another part of the body to replace the skin that is removed) may be done to cover the wound caused by surgery. Nearby lymph nodes with cancer may also be removed.

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