Tumour mutation status and melanoma recurrence following a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy.
Nikki R AdlerRory WolfeGrant A McArthurJohn W KellyAndrew HaydonCatriona A McLeanVictoria J MarPublished in: British journal of cancer (2018)
Melanoma patients with BRAF or NRAS mutant tumours had an increased risk compared to patients with BRAF/NRAS wild-type tumours of developing disease recurrence following a tumour-negative SLNB. The findings also confirm the importance of continued surveillance to monitor for disease recurrence among SLNB-negative patients.