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Clinical implications of the eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer melanoma staging
Author(s) -
Crompton Joseph G.,
Gilbert Elizabeth,
Brady Mary S.
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.25343
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , sentinel lymph node , risk stratification , adjuvant therapy , cancer staging , cancer , biopsy , medical physics , general surgery , breast cancer , cancer research
The new edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for melanoma builds on the foundation of prior editions but has several important improvements. The availability of regional nodal staging using sentinel lymph node biopsy (with subsequent follow‐up) has resulted in more accurate prognostication for patients and clinicians. This facilitates identification of those at higher risk for recurrence, and allows for the appropriate selection of patients for new adjuvant therapy and clinical trials. Although more complex than previous editions, the eighth edition will provide granularity to outcome analysis based on more precise risk stratification.