Regional Lymph Node Dissections In Malignant Melanoma
Lawton G, Ariyan S. Regional Lymph Node Dissections In Malignant Melanoma. Clinics In Plastic Surgery 2000, 27: 431-440. PMID: 10941563, DOI: 10.1016/s0094-1298(20)32738-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective lymph node dissectionLymph node dissectionNode dissectionNegative nodesTherapeutic lymph node dissectionRegional lymph node dissectionSentinel lymph node dissectionClinical stage ITime of resectionPositive nodesRegional lymphadenectomySentinel lymphProphylactic excisionCutaneous melanomaPrimary tumorMalignant melanomaPrimary melanomaRegional nodesSurvival advantageStage IPatientsMetastatic cellsMelanomaDissectionClear benefit