No difference in recurrence rates between wide local excision and amputation for acral lentiginous melanoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors

• Rahib K. Islam, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
• M Zaid Shami, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Miami, FL
• Andrew J. Malek, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
• William Delahoussaye, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
• Victoria T. Tong, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
• Julian J. Gonzales, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
• Amir Shami, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
• Yasmeen Magharehabed, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
• Nicholas Culotta, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
• Jonathan M. Joseph, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
• Collins T. Langley, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
• Lacey M. Falgout, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
• Shari R. Lipner, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
• Deborah C. Hilton, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
• Christopher J. Haas, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2026

Publication Title

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

PubMed ID

42229809

Comments

Featured in Faculty Publications Display; September 2026

Rights

© 2026 by the American Academy of Dermatology, Inc.

Recommended Citation

Islam, Rahib K.; Shami, M Zaid; Malek, Andrew J.; Delahoussaye, William; Tong, Victoria T.; Gonzales, Julian J.; Shami, Amir; Magharehabed, Yasmeen; Culotta, Nicholas; Joseph, Jonathan M.; Langley, Collins T.; Falgout, Lacey M.; Lipner, Shari R.; Hilton, Deborah C.; and Haas, Christopher J., "No difference in recurrence rates between wide local excision and amputation for acral lentiginous melanoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (2026). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 4920.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/4920
10.1016/j.jaad.2026.05.093