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Completion lymphadenectomy for a positive sentinel node biopsy in melanoma patients is not associated with a survival benefit

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Completion lymph node dissection (CLND) for sentinel lymph node (SLN) disease in melanoma patients is debated. We evaluated the impact of CLND on survival and assessed for predictors of nonsentinel… Click to show full abstract

Completion lymph node dissection (CLND) for sentinel lymph node (SLN) disease in melanoma patients is debated. We evaluated the impact of CLND on survival and assessed for predictors of nonsentinel node metastasis (positive CLND).

Keywords: completion; sentinel; melanoma patients; node; completion lymphadenectomy

Journal Title: Journal of Surgical Oncology
Year Published: 2019

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