Melanoma Epidemiology
Research from University Hospital, Department of Surgery has provided new data on melanoma epidemiology
Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, May 16th, 2008
New research, 'Morbidity and recurrence after completion lymph node dissection following sentinel lymph node biopsy in cutaneous malignant melanoma,' is the subject of a report. According to a study from Switzerland, "To assess the nature and rates of complications and recurrences after completion lymph node dissection (CLND) following positive sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in melanoma patients. In contrast to SLNB, CLND is associated with considerable morbidity."
"CLND delays nodal recurrence, thereby prolonging disease-free survival (DFS), but not overall melanoma-specific survival. Elaborate studies on morbidity and recurrence rates after CLND are scarce....
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