Head and neck melanoma: outcome and predictors in a population-based cohort study.

Steffen SpoerlGerrit SpanierElena ReiterMichael GerkenSebastian HaferkampJirka GrosseKonstantin DrexlerTobias EttlMonika Klinkhammer-SchalkeRené FischerSilvia SpoerlTorsten E ReichertChristoph Klingelhöffer

Published in: Head & face medicine (2021)

SLNB is a useful tool in predicting development of distant metastasis after HNM resection with curative intent. Especially in higher tumor stages, performing a SLNB ameliorated survival of HNM patients. Additionally, CCI as well as a distinct tumor localisations in HNM were identified as important risk factors in our population-based cohort study.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
prognostic factors
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
lymph node
neuropathic pain
peritoneal dialysis
rectal cancer
patient reported outcomes