Question 321 · LEK · Melanoma
All the following conditions can be considered an indication for an above-knee amputation of the lower limb, except:
- A. stage 3 (Breslow’s depth) melanoma on the lower leg.
- B. necrosis secondary to critical lower limb ischemia.
- C. colliquative necrosis associated with diabetic foot.
- D. crushing injury of the lower limb. 109 z 117 29.06.2026, 14:15 Centrum Egzaminów Medycznych https://test.cem.edu.pl/pytcem/wyswietl_baza_pdf.php
- E. emphysematous gangrene of the lower limb.
Hint
Consider how a primary cutaneous melanoma of the leg is treated surgically, regardless of its thickness.
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