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Unmeasured factors are associated with the use of completion lymph node dissection (CLND) in melanoma
Leonard L, Beaty L, Thomas M, Quinn C, Colborn K, de Araujo T, Torphy R, Assumpção L, Olino K, Studts C, Franco S, McCarter M, Stewart C, Gleisner A. Unmeasured factors are associated with the use of completion lymph node dissection (CLND) in melanoma. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2022, 127: 716-726. PMID: 36453464, DOI: 10.1002/jso.27153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompletion lymph node dissectionSentinel lymph nodesPositive sentinel lymph nodesLymph node dissectionNode dissectionMultivariable mixed-effects logistic regression modelGovernment-based insuranceNational Cancer DatabasePrimary tumor locationStage III melanomaEffect of patientContribution of patientMixed effects logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsTumor factorsOlder patientsSurvival benefitLymph nodesSurgical excisionStandard treatmentTumor locationCancer DatabasePatient variablesPatientsLower limbs
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Methods of Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Auricular Melanoma
Noorbakhsh S, Papageorge M, Maina RM, Baumann R, Moores C, Weiss SA, Pucar D, Ariyan S, Olino K, Clune J. Methods of Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Auricular Melanoma. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2021, 9: e4004. PMID: 34938645, PMCID: PMC8687720, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000004004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAuricular melanomaSentinel nodesLymphatic drainage patternsIntraoperative identificationSentinel lymphPlanar lymphoscintigraphyPreoperative imagingPreoperative mappingSPECT-CTSentinel lymph node identificationCareful intraoperative evaluationMore sentinel nodesSentinel node identificationSentinel lymph nodesLymph node identificationSingle photon emissionMicrometastatic diseaseLymph nodesRetrospective reviewPreoperative identificationIntraoperative evaluationComputerized tomographyMelanomaNode identificationLymphoscintigraphy