Role of sentinel lymph node biopsy for cutaneous melanoma in elderly patients: preliminary results in a Latin-American population
| Autor: | Walter Sebastián Nardi, Carola Featherston, Sergio Damián Quildrian, Florencia Rocio Tomé |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty Population Sentinel lymph node elderly patients Gastroenterology Breslow Thickness 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Biopsy melanoma medicine 030212 general & internal medicine sentinel lymph node biopsy education Lymph node education.field_of_study medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Mortality rate Melanoma medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Cutaneous melanoma Clinical Study business |
| Zdroj: | ecancermedicalscience |
| ISSN: | 1754-6605 |
| DOI: | 10.3332/ecancer.2021.1167 |
| Popis: | Introduction In melanoma, lymph node status constitutes the most important prognostic factor among patients with locoregional disease. It has been postulated that elderly patients present less metastatic involvement in sentinel lymph node (SLN). Our objective was to analyse the results and evolution of patients ≥ 70 years-old with cutaneous melanoma in whom sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) was carried out. Methods Retrospective analysis of 194 patients with primary CM who had a SLNB between 2005 and 2020 was included. Demographic and tumour data, SLN status, recurrence rate, morbidity and evolution were evaluated. Patients were divided into two groups according to age: Group 1 ( |
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