Desmoplastic melanoma: A 12-year experience with sentinel lymph node biopsy
Broer PN, Walker ME, Goldberg C, Buonocore S, Braddock DT, Lazova R, Narayan D, Ariyan S. Desmoplastic melanoma: A 12-year experience with sentinel lymph node biopsy. European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2013, 39: 681-685. PMID: 23522951, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2013.02.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAgedAged, 80 and overBiopsy, NeedleDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentSentinel Lymph Node BiopsySkin NeoplasmsSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsSentinel lymph node biopsyDesmoplastic melanomaMixed desmoplastic melanomasPure desmoplastic melanomaNodal metastasisDM subtypesSpecific melanoma subtypesAdditional positive nodesLymph node biopsyHigh incidence rateYale Melanoma UnitPaucity of dataPositive SLNCompletion lymphadenectomyPositive nodesDM groupNodal involvementNode biopsyRegional lymphSentinel lymphLocal recurrenceTransit recurrenceClinical outcomesDistant metastasisMelanoma Unit