Impact of extended lymphadenectomy on morbidity and regional recurrence-free survival in melanoma patients

Impact of extended lymphadenectomy on morbidity and regional recurrence-free survival in melanoma patients

Introdurction: Current guidelines for malignant melanoma do not set a concrete cutoff limit for the number of lymph nodes to be resected during regional lymph node dissection (LND). Here, we investigate if extended LND (ext-LND) has an impact on surgical morbidity and oncological outcome in melanoma...

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Main Authors: Johannes Baur, Katrin Mathe, Anja Gesierich, Gerhard Weyandt, Armin Wiegering, Christoph-Thomas Germer, Jörg O. W. Pelz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Dermatological Treatment
Subjects:
regional recurrence-free survival
malignant melanoma
lymph node dissection
morbidity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09546634.2017.1398395

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09546634.2017.1398395

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