Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma: Indications and Rationale
Phan GQ et al. - SLNB provides important prognostic and staging data with minimal morbidity and can be used
to identify regional node-negative patients who would not benefit from a complete nodal dissection. In the authors
opinion, SLNB should be performed on most patients (with acceptable surgical and anesthesia risk) who have
melanomas with a Breslow depth >= 0.76 mm. [more...]
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