2016
Correlation of body mass index with female survival benefit among a single-institution cohort of cutaneous melanomas >1 mm thick following wide-local excision and sentinel lymph node biopsy.
Jackson L, Bulloch K, Narayan D, Ariyan S, Gould Rothberg BE. Correlation of body mass index with female survival benefit among a single-institution cohort of cutaneous melanomas >1 mm thick following wide-local excision and sentinel lymph node biopsy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 172-172. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.3_suppl.172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexDisease-free survivalWide local excisionCutaneous melanomaSurvival benefitSentinel lymphMass indexNormal-weight menNormal-weight womenSingle-institution cohortCox proportional hazardsNon-therapeutic interventionsFree survivalSLN statusWeight womenClinicopathologic factorsConsecutive patientsLocal excisionMultivariable analysisWeight menLifestyle factorsActive surveillanceSimilar survivalSurvival advantageMitotic count
2000
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