Selective lymphadenectomy in sentinel node-positive patients may increase the risk of local/in-transit recurrence in malignant melanoma

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2005 Mar;31(2):211-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2004.09.015.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Lymph Node Excision*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Melanoma / epidemiology
  • Melanoma / pathology*
  • Melanoma / surgery
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / epidemiology*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Risk Factors
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy*
  • Skin Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery