Sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma: Our 8-year clinical experience in a single French institute (2002¿2009)

Conclusion:
Our data confirm previous studies and support the clinical usefulness of SLNB as a reliable and accurate staging method in patients with cutaneous melanoma. However, the benefit of additional CLND in patients with positive SLN remains to be demonstrated.

Source: BMC Dermatology - December 10, 2012 Category: Dermatology Authors: Caroline Biver-DalleEve PuzenatMarc PuyraveauDelphine DelroeuxHatem BoulahdourFrances SheppardFabien PelletierPhilippe HumbertFrançois Aubin Source Type: research