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The impact of factors beyond Breslow depth on predicting sentinel lymph node positivity in melanoma
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BACKGROUND. In addition to Breslow depth, the authors previously described how increasing mitotic rate and decreasing age predicted sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastases in patients with melanoma. The objectives of the ...
Low recurrence rate after surgery for dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
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BACKGROUND Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare sarcoma with a propensity for local recurrence. Treatments with wide excision, Mohs surgery, and other approaches have been reported with widely variable local ...
Wide excision without radiation for desmoplastic melanoma
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BACKGROUND Adjuvant radiation has been proposed for the treatment of patients with desmoplastic melanoma, who reportedly have local recurrence rates as high as 40–60%. The authors investigated local recurrence rates at a ...
What is a sentinel node? Re-evaluating the 10% rule for sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma
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Introduction Many surgeons use the “10% rule” to define whether a lymph node is a sentinel node (SLN) when staging malignant melanoma. However, this increases the number of SLN removed and the time and cost of the procedure. ...
Desmoplastic and neurotropic melanoma
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BACKGROUND Desmoplastic and neurotropic melanoma (DNMM) occasionally metastasizes to regional lymph nodes and extranodal sites. The value of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has not been demonstrated clearly for patients ...