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Refining the criteria for sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with thinner melanoma
Author(s) -
Messina Jane L.,
Sondak Ver K.
Publication year - 2010
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/cncr.24908
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , sentinel lymph node , biopsy , sentinel node , lymph node , dermatology , radiology , cancer , surgery , breast cancer , cancer research
Numerous studies validate the standard practice of sentinel lymph node biopsy for patients with melanoma, and recent results from the Sunbelt Melanoma Trial highlight its important prognostic role in patients with thinner (1.0 mm–2.0 mm) melanomas. Future studies including large, unselected groups of patients with thin melanoma undergoing thorough pathologic microstaging of both the primary and the sentinel node are necessary to address remaining questions and aid in refining selection criteria for this procedure.