… surgical and examination of the sentinel node and in selected cases complete lymph node
… Completion dissection or observation for sentinel-node metastasis in melanoma. N Engl J …

… to address the clinical question of interest around completion lymph node dissection
compared to observation (no additional surgery) for SLN-positive melanoma. The full texts of the …

… Although the use of new anticancer agents leads to bias, this study demonstrates that
observation without prompt completion lymph node dissection provides a favorable overall survival …

Background The role of completion lymph node dissection (CLND) in patients with sentinel
lymph node (SLN)-positive melanoma continues to be debated. This systematic review and …

… Herein, we describe the current role and value of SLNB and completion lymph node
dissection and discuss the major controversies as well as the favorable future outlook. …

… -negative tumors and is recommended for patients with melanoma of a depth ≥1.0 mm.1,
2, … with sentinel node-positive melanoma (SNPM) was completion lymph node dissection (…

… ■ Patients with sentinel node metastasis should be considered for nodal observation
with ultrasonography rather than for completion lymph node dissection. …

… Adjuvant therapy trials required completion lymph node dissection (CLND) for sentinel lymph
node (SLN)-positive melanoma prior to systemic treatment, but nodal surveillance without …

Background The results of the DeCOG‐SLT and MSLT‐II studies, published in 2016 and mid‐2017,
indicated no survival benefit from completion lymph node dissection (CLND) in …

… European melanoma guidelines 43: “[…] these data at least suggest that indication of CLND
should be critically discussed in patients with only small tumor deposits in the sentinel node. …