Professor Meirion Thomas
Consultant Surgeon at The Royal Marsden Hospital, London and holder of a Personal Chair in Surgical Oncology at Imperial College London
Transplant related melanoma may hold the key to the sentinel node
Melanoma is one of the most often reported and lethal donor derived malignancies but nature’s own unfortunate experiment may hold the answer to mysterious behaviour in the sentinel node.
World Melanoma Congress 2009, Vienna
The 7th World Melanoma Congress will take place in Vienna, Austria between May 12th-16th 2009. This annual conference sees the movers and shakers of the world melanoma community unite to debate hot research topics. Speakers from all faculties will attend, ranging from basic science to cutting edge clinical treatment. Professor Meirion Thomas will be talking [...]
MSLT-1 Update: Growing concerns over statistical analysis
Staistical errors continue to hamper progress in the MSLT-1 trial looking at the potential role of sentinel node biopsy in the treatment of malignant melanoma.
Ultrasound is the alternative to Sentinel Node Biopsy
Regular ultrasound surveillance of lymph nodes is an alternative to sentinel node biopsy. It offers an effective non-invasive method of monitoring disease activity. We explore reasons to use this modality.
Prognostic false-positivity of the sentinel node in melanoma
Nature Clinical Practice Oncology (2008) 5, 18-23
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma in 2008
Principles and Practice of Oncology 2008 Update
Excessive and unnecessary surgery in melanoma
A massive 96% of patients undergo unnecessary and excessive surgery for this condition. From May 5th 2008 NHS Library on cancer explores the evidence basis for this treatment.
Treatment of in-transit metastatic melanoma
When melanoma spreads, it does so invariably by the lymphatic system which drains to the regional lymph nodes. Uncommonly, melanoma can become trapped in the lymphatic vessels and grow to cause tumour nodules in the skin called in-transit disease which has its own highly specialised treament methods and outcomes.
The Sentinel Node Biopsy Procedure in Melanoma does not offer a survival advantage
Sentinel Node Biopsy has been accepted into everyday Melanoma practice, but we explore the evidence base for this procedure, exposing why it may not offer the advantages sometimes promised by clinicians.
Excision surgery: the basics
Wide excision and excision are biopsies explained