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Adjuvant radiotherapy after salvage surgery for melanoma recurrence in a node field following a previous lymph node dissection.

Lodewijka H J HoltkampSerigne N LôJohn F ThompsonAndrew J SpillaneJonathan R StretchRobyn P M SawKerwin F ShannonOmgo E NiewegAngela M Hong
Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2023)
Salvage surgery with adjuvant RT achieved node field control in 70% of melanoma patients with node field recurrence following a prior node dissection. However, disease progression at distant sites was common and survival outcomes were poor. Prospective data will be required to assess outcomes for contemporary combinations of surgery, adjuvant RT and systemic therapy.
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