Intra-nodal nevi in sentinel node-negative patients with cutaneous melanoma does not influence survival.
F S A de BeerP J van DiestV SigurdssonMary-Ann El SharouniPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2019)
As there seems to be no difference in overall survival between patients with INN and negative SLNB, the diagnosis of INN seems to be reliable. Current practice to treat patients with INN as patients with negative SLNB appears to be appropriate.