A patient has just been told he has malignant melanoma. The nurse caring for this patient explains that the first and most important treatment for malignant melanoma is what?
A) Chemotherapy
B) Immunotherapy
C) Wide excision
D) Radiation therapy
Ans: C
Feedback: Wide excision is the primary treatment for malignant melanoma and removes the entire lesion and determines the level and staging. Chemotherapy (option A) may be used after the melanoma is excised. Immunotherapy (option B) is experimental. Radiation therapy (option D) is palliative.
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