Is the mitotic rate of 1/mm2 the correct cutoff point for performing sentinel lymph node biopsy in pregnant patients with thin melanoma?

Melanoma Res. 2013 Oct;23(5):420-1. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0b013e3283644a2d.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cell Proliferation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Melanoma / secondary*
  • Mitotic Index*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Patient Selection
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / pathology*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy* / adverse effects
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*