Uncertainties in the management of melanoma nodal metastasis

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2015 Jul;41(7):811-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2015.04.011. Epub 2015 Apr 30.
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Keywords: Controversy; Lymph node metastasis; Melanoma; Stage III; Uncertainties.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Humans
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Lymph Node Excision*
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Lymph Nodes / surgery
  • Lymphatic Metastasis / diagnosis
  • Melanoma / mortality
  • Melanoma / pathology*
  • Melanoma / surgery
  • Melanoma / therapy*
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy / methods
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prognosis
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / adverse effects
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Uncertainty