Is superficial inguinal node dissection adequate for regional control of malignant melanoma in patients with N1 disease?

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 472-477

  Smith, Oliver J ^a   Rimouche, Sofiane ^a   Oudit, Deemesh ^a   Mowatt, David ^a   Ross, Gary L ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inguinal dissection; Lymph node dissection; Lymph node metastases; Melanoma; Sentinel node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISTANT METASTASIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; SEROMA; SUPERFICIAL GROIN DISSECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875370728     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.12.020     Document Type: Article

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