Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Society of Surgical Oncology joint clinical practice guideline
SL Wong, CM Balch, P Hurley, SS Agarwala… - Journal of Clinical …, 2012 - ascopubs.org
Purpose The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Society of Surgical
Oncology (SSO) sought to provide an evidence-based guideline on the use of lymphatic …
Oncology (SSO) sought to provide an evidence-based guideline on the use of lymphatic …
Management of cutaneous melanoma
Cutaneous melanoma remains a management challenge. This year an estimated 55,000
Americans will receive a diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma, and 7900 will die from the …
Americans will receive a diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma, and 7900 will die from the …
Guidelines of care for the management of primary cutaneous melanoma
CK Bichakjian, AC Halpern, TM Johnson… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - Elsevier
The incidence of primary cutaneous melanoma has been increasing dramatically for several
decades. Melanoma accounts for the majority of skin cancer–related deaths, but treatment is …
decades. Melanoma accounts for the majority of skin cancer–related deaths, but treatment is …
Clinicopathologic predictors of sentinel lymph node metastasis in thin melanoma
Purpose Indications for sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for thin melanoma are
continually evolving. We present a large multi-institutional study to determine factors …
continually evolving. We present a large multi-institutional study to determine factors …
Melanoma, version 2.2013: featured updates to the NCCN guidelines
DG Coit, R Andtbacka, CJ Anker, CK Bichakjian… - Journal of the National …, 2013 - jnccn.org
The NCCN Guidelines for Melanoma provide multidisciplinary recommendations on the
clinical management of patients with melanoma. This NCCN Guidelines Insights report …
clinical management of patients with melanoma. This NCCN Guidelines Insights report …
Mitotic rate as a predictor of sentinel lymph nodepositivity in patients with thin melanomas
SB Kesmodel, GC Karakousis, JD Botbyl… - Annals of surgical …, 2005 - Springer
Background Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy (LM/SL) provide important
prognostic information for patients with early-stage melanoma. Although the use of this …
prognostic information for patients with early-stage melanoma. Although the use of this …
The impact of factors beyond Breslow depth on predicting sentinel lymph node positivity in melanoma
SC Paek, KA Griffith, TM Johnson, VK Sondak… - Cancer, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND. In addition to Breslow depth, the authors previously described how
increasing mitotic rate and decreasing age predicted sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastases …
increasing mitotic rate and decreasing age predicted sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastases …
A nomogram that predicts the presence of sentinel node metastasis in melanoma with better discrimination than the American Joint Committee on CancerStaging …
SL Wong, MW Kattan, KM McMasters… - Annals of surgical oncology, 2005 - Springer
Background The threshold and indications for sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in patients
with melanoma remain somewhat arbitrary. Many variables associated with SLN positivity …
with melanoma remain somewhat arbitrary. Many variables associated with SLN positivity …
Importance of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with thin melanoma
Hypothesis The status of the sentinel node (SN) confers important prognostic information for
patients with thin melanoma. Design, Setting, and Patients We queried our melanoma …
patients with thin melanoma. Design, Setting, and Patients We queried our melanoma …