2023
The role of imaging and sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with T3b-T4b melanoma with clinically negative disease
Papageorge M, Maina R, King A, Lee V, Baumann R, Pucar D, Ariyan S, Khan S, Weiss S, Clune J, Olino K. The role of imaging and sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with T3b-T4b melanoma with clinically negative disease. Frontiers In Oncology 2023, 13: 1143354. PMID: 37223678, PMCID: PMC10200883, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1143354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-operative imagingCross-sectional imagingFree survivalLow-risk melanomaHigh-risk melanomaHigh-risk diseaseKaplan-Meier methodRecurrence-free survivalSentinel node biopsyWide local excisionManagement of patientsLog-rank testRole of imagingPropensity-score matchingIncidental cancerT4b diseaseMetastatic diseaseNodal diseaseNode biopsyPerioperative periodMedian ageNegative diseaseSentinel lymphLocal excisionNodular melanoma
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