Waiving Subsequent Complete Lymph Node Dissection in Melanoma Patients with Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Does Not Result in Worse Outcome on 20-Year Analysis

Complete lymph node dissection (CLND) following positive sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has been the standard of care for decades. We aimed to study melanoma patients with an emphasis on the outcome of patients with versus without CLND following positive SLN biopsy. SLN-positive patients with or w...

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Main Authors: Laura Susok, Celine Nick, Jürgen C. Becker, Falk G. Bechara, Markus Stücker, Waldemar Uhl, Thilo Gambichler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/21/5425