Pathological stage | 5-year MS (%) | Appropriate treatment pretransplantation | Time interval to transplant | Additional considerations |
In situ | 99 | Wide local excision | No wait time necessary | Follow-up 3 months post-SOT |
Stage IA (T1a) | 99 | Wide local excision | 1 year | |
Stage IB (T1b or T2a) | 97 | Wide local excision plus SLNB | 1 year | If positive SLNB at time of diagnosis, imaging as for Stage IIA disease |
Stage IIA (T2b or T3a) | 94 | Wide local excision plus SLNB | 1 year | Imaging of the brain, CAP Imaging of the neck for those with head/neck melanoma primary |
Stage IIB (T3b or T4a) | 87 | Wide local excision plus SLNB | 2 to 4 years | Imaging as above |
Stage IIC (T4b) | 82 | Wide local excision plus SLNB | 2 to 4 years | Imaging as above |
Stage IIIA (T1-2a, N1a or 2a) | 93 | Wide excision plus SLNB plus lymph node dissection | 1 ton 2 years | Imaging as above Oncology referral |
Stage IIIB (T0-3a and N1a/b/c, N2a/b) | 83 | Wide excision plus SLNB plus lymph node dissection Adjuvant therapy with CKI | 2 to 4 years | Imaging as above Oncology referral |
Stage IIIC (T3b-4b and N2b/c-N3b/c) | 69 | Wide excision plus SLNB plus lymph node dissection Adjuvant therapy with CKI | At least 5 years | Imaging as above Oncology referral (no consensus was possible for this group) |
Stage IIID (T4b and N3a-3c) | 32 | Wide excision plus SLNB plus lymph node dissection Adjuvant therapy with CKI | At least 5 years | Oncology referral (no consensus was possible for this group) |
Stage IV | 15 to 20 | Wide excision plus SLNB plus lymph node dissection Adjuvant therapy with CKI | At least 5 years | Oncology referral (no consensus was possible for this group) |
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