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...
Main Authors: | Johannes Baur, Katrin Mathe, Anja Gesierich, Gerhard Weyandt, Armin Wiegering, Christoph-Thomas Germer, Jörg O. W. Pelz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2018-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Dermatological Treatment |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09546634.2017.1398395 |
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