High positive sentinel node identification rate by EORTC melanoma group protocol prognostic indicators of metastatic patterns after sentinel node biopsy in melanoma

• Published in: European journal of cancer (1990) Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 372 - 380
• Main Authors: VAN AKKOOI, A. C. J, DE WILT, J. H. W, VERHOEF, C, GRAUELAND, W. J, VAN GEEL, A. N, KLIFFEN, M, EGGERMONT, A. M. M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier 01.02.2006
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lymph Node Excision - methods; Lymph Nodes - pathology; Lymph Nodes - surgery; Lymphatic Metastasis - pathology; Male; Medical sciences; Melanoma - pathology; Melanoma - secondary; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology; Neoplasm Staging - methods; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy - methods; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy - standards; Skin Neoplasms - pathology; Survival Analysis; Tumors; Prognosis; Sentinel node Melanoma Prognostic factors Histopathology protocol EORTC; Pharmacology; Malignant tumor; Metastasis; Indicator; Anatomic pathology; Cancerology; Histopathology; Biopsy; Malignant melanoma; Advanced stage; European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer

Methods to work-up sentinel nodes (SN) vary considerably between institutes. This single institution study evaluated the positive SN-identification rate of the EORTC Melanoma Group (MG) protocol and investigated the prognostic value of the SN status regarding disease-free survival (DFS) and overall...