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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
1999
Follow‐up recommendations for patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer Stages I–III malignant melanoma
Poo‐Hwu W, Ariyan S, Lamb L, Papac R, Zelterman D, Hu G, Brown J, Fischer D, Bolognia J, Buzaid A. Follow‐up recommendations for patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer Stages I–III malignant melanoma. Cancer 1999, 86: 2252-2258. PMID: 10590365, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19991201)86:11<2252::aid-cncr12>3.0.co;2-q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer stage IAmerican Joint CommitteePatient education programStage IYale Melanoma UnitSurveillance scheduleSymptomatic recurrenceMelanoma UnitSurveillance examinationsJoint CommitteeOverall survival rateStage of diseaseDetection of recurrenceAsymptomatic recurrenceAsymptomatic patientsDistant recurrenceLocoregional recurrenceHazard ratioDisease recurrenceInitial visitMore recurrencesMost recurrencesLate recurrenceMelanoma patientsRecurrence group