Premium
Current management of regional lymph nodes in patients with melanoma
Author(s) -
Bartlett Edmund K.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.25316
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , sentinel lymph node , sentinel node , lymph node , biopsy , lymph , randomized controlled trial , general surgery , oncology , surgery , radiology , cancer , pathology , cancer research , breast cancer
The publication of recent randomized trials has prompted a significant shift in both our understanding and the management of patients with melanoma. Here, the current management of the regional lymph nodes in patients with melanoma is discussed. This review focuses on selection for sentinel lymph node biopsy, management of the positive sentinel node, management of the clinically positive node, and the controversy over the therapeutic value of early nodal intervention.