Open AccessSentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in the Management of Patients With Primary Cutaneous Melanoma: Review of a Large Single-Institutional Experience With an Emphasis on Recurrence
Author(s) -
Bryan M. Clary,
Mary Sue Brady,
Jonathan J. Lewis,
Daniel G. Coit
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200102000-00015
Subject(s) - medicine , sentinel lymph node , occult , melanoma , biopsy , sentinel node , incidence (geometry) , surgery , breslow thickness , lymph node , radiology , cancer , breast cancer , pathology , physics , alternative medicine , cancer research , optics
To analyze the authors' experience with sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and the subsequent incidence and pattern of recurrence in patients with positive and negative nodes.