The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the management of thin melanoma Journal Article
| Author: | Wong, S. L. |
| Article Title: | The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the management of thin melanoma |
| Abstract: | The lifetime risk for developing thin (≤1 mm) melanoma continues to increase steadily. Although generally associated with an excellent prognosis, it also has a proven capacity to metastasize. There has been increasing interest in using sentinel lymph node biopsy to improve staging for thin melanoma. However, it is difficult to define clinicopathologic factors that reliably predict the presence of nodal metastasis. The prognostic significance of a positive sentinel lymph node in thin melanoma remains to be defined. © 2005 Excerpta Medica Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | treatment outcome; survival analysis; review; lymph node metastasis; lymph nodes; neoplasm staging; sensitivity and specificity; sentinel lymph node biopsy; melanoma; skin neoplasms; prediction; high risk patient; risk assessment; statistical significance; predictive value of tests; reliability; neoplasm invasiveness; sentinel node biopsy; thin melanoma |
| Journal Title: | American Journal of Surgery |
| Volume: | 190 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9610 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2005-08-01 |
| Start Page: | 196 |
| End Page: | 199 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.05.011 |
| PUBMED: | 16023430 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 3" - "Export Date: 24 October 2012" - "CODEN: AJSUA" - "Source: Scopus" |
