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Incontinuity versus discontinuous lymph node dissection for malignant melanoma
Author(s) -
Shah Jatin P.,
Goldsmith Harry S.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197009)26:3<610::aid-cncr2820260318>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , dissection (medical) , lymph node , lymph , radiology , pathology , cancer research
An evaluation was carried out on 731 patients who underwent a lymph node dissection for malignant melanoma with known primary sites. This study attempted to evaluate the possible benefit of an incontinuity lymph node dissection as opposed to a discontinuous dissection. Our conclusion was that an incontinuity lymph node dissection should be carried out when possible for melanoma located in close proximity to the regional lymph nodes. However, for melanomas situated at a distance from the regional lymph nodes, a discontinuous lymph node dissection is equally satisfactory in comparison to an incontinuity lymph node dissection, since the survival statistics are comparable.