Metastases can occur in up to 15% of all melanoma patients with negative sentinel lymph node examination (SN -). We retrospectively investigated the number of preoperatively marked sentinel lymph nodes (SNs) with lymphoscintigraphy and effectively surgically removed SNs in SN--patients with cutaneous melanoma >or=0.5 mm. Ratio of these parameters was calculated and impact of this ratio as well as impact of scintigraphic appearance time (SAT) on disease progression was studied.
Ratio of marked and excised sentinel lymph nodes and scintigraphic appearance time in melanoma patients with negative sentinel lymph node / Zalaudek, I.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 0748-7983. - 36:8(2010), pp. 783-788. [10.1016/j.ejso.2010.05.003]
Ratio of marked and excised sentinel lymph nodes and scintigraphic appearance time in melanoma patients with negative sentinel lymph node
ZALAUDEK, IRIS
2010-01-01
Abstract
Metastases can occur in up to 15% of all melanoma patients with negative sentinel lymph node examination (SN -). We retrospectively investigated the number of preoperatively marked sentinel lymph nodes (SNs) with lymphoscintigraphy and effectively surgically removed SNs in SN--patients with cutaneous melanoma >or=0.5 mm. Ratio of these parameters was calculated and impact of this ratio as well as impact of scintigraphic appearance time (SAT) on disease progression was studied.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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