Predictors of false negative sentinel lymph node biopsy in trunk and extremity melanoma.
Andrew J SinnamonMadalyn G NeuwirthEdmund K BartlettSalman ZaheerMark S EtheringtonXiaowei XuDavid E ElderBrian J CzernieckiDouglas L FrakerGiorgos C KarakousisPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2017)
Older age is associated with increased FNR; patients with thick, ulcerated lesions should be considered for increased nodal surveillance after negative SLNB given low NPV in this group.