Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology as an addendum to sentinel lymph node biopsy can perfect the staging strategy in melanoma patients

• Published in: European journal of cancer (1990) Vol. 50; no. 13; pp. 2280 - 2288
• Main Authors: Voit, Christiane A, Gooskens, Saskia L.M, Siegel, Petra, Schaefer, Gregor, Schoengen, Alfred, Röwert, Joachim, van Akkooi, Alexander C.J, Eggermont, Alexander M.M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration - methods; Female; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Melanoma; Melanoma - diagnostic imaging; Melanoma - pathology; Melanoma - surgery; Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant; Middle Aged; Multiple tumors. Solid tumors. Tumors in childhood (general aspects); Neoplasm Staging; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy - methods; Sentinel node; Skin Neoplasms; Survival; Tumors; Ultrasound; Young Adult; Sentinel node; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Prognosis; Ultrasound; Survival; Melanoma; Human; Staging; Sentinel lymph node; Stage classification; Cytology; Malignant tumor; Aspiration punction; Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Guidance; Anatomic pathology; Cancerology; Biopsy; Malignant melanoma; Strategy; Cancer

Abstract Background Ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology (US-guided FNAC) can identify microscopic involvement of lymph nodes as in breast cancer and avoid surgical sentinel node (SN). Its utility in melanoma patients is controversial and subject of this study. Methods Between 2001 and...