2022
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Positivity in Patients With Acral Lentiginous and Other Subtypes of Cutaneous Melanoma
Cheraghlou S, Ugwu N, Girardi M. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Positivity in Patients With Acral Lentiginous and Other Subtypes of Cutaneous Melanoma. JAMA Dermatology 2022, 158: 51-58. PMID: 34878492, PMCID: PMC8655663, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.4812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcral lentiginous melanomaNational Cancer DatabaseClinical stage IBSLN positivityStage IBSentinel lymphCutaneous melanomaPositivity rateMalignant melanomaHigh riskSentinel lymph node statusAJCC Cancer Staging ManualClinical stage IRetrospective cohort studySignificant prognostic factorsLymph node statusCancer Staging ManualMultivariable logistic regressionHigher positivity rateAJCC clinical stageCohort studySLN statusPrognostic factorsSuch patientsStaging Manual
2019
Comparison of Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery vs Wide Margin Excision for Early-Stage Invasive Melanoma
Cheraghlou S, Christensen SR, Agogo GO, Girardi M. Comparison of Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery vs Wide Margin Excision for Early-Stage Invasive Melanoma. JAMA Dermatology 2019, 155: 1252-1259. PMID: 31553403, PMCID: PMC6764120, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.2890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWide margin excisionMohs micrographic surgeryNational Cancer DatabaseOverall survivalInvasive melanomaStage IMargin excisionCancer DatabaseMicrographic surgeryCox proportional hazards regression survival analysisCox proportional hazards regression analysisCancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging ManualUse of MMSPropensity score-matched analysisProportional hazards regression analysisCancer-accredited facilitiesRetrospective cohort studyAmerican Joint CommitteeCancer Staging ManualHazards regression analysisCommon malignant neoplasmTreatment of melanomaRegression survival analysisComparison of survivalEligible patients