The prognostic significance of non-sentinel lymph node metastasis in cutaneous and acral melanoma patients-A multicenter retrospective study.

Wei SunYu XuJiLong YangZhiChao LiaoTao LiKai HuangPoulam PatelWangJun YanYong Chen

Published in: Cancer communications (London, England) (2020)

Non-SLN-positive melanoma patients had worse DFS and OS even after immediate CLND than those with non-SLN-negative melanoma. The Breslow index, Clark level, and number of positive SLNs were independent predictive factors for non-SLN status.

Keyphrases

sentinel lymph node
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
early stage
prognostic factors
cross sectional
patient reported