Clinical significance of SLN benign capsular nevi in patients with melanoma.

Thomas S YamashitaBarbara A PockajSanjay P BagariaThomas J FlotteAodhnait S FahyRafael U de AzevedoWilliam S HarmsenMatthew S BlockJames W Jakub

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)

Patients with BCN and negative SLN had lower recurrence rates than patients with negative SLN and no BCN. Our data suggest a possible protective effect against recurrence.

Keyphrases

sentinel lymph node
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