In a nutshell The authors aimed to identify those melanoma patients having a low risk of cancer spreading to the lymph nodes. The authors found that most melanoma patients with intermediate tumor thickness (between 1.01 mm and 1.05 mm) had a similar risk of disease spread to the lymph nodes as found in patients with thin melanoma (tumor thickness of 1...
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In a nutshell The authors aimed to analyze the risk factors for spread of thin melanoma to nearby lymph nodes. They found that tumor thickness of 0.75 mm or greater and rapid growth of cancer cells could be among the probable factors. Some background In skin melanoma, sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) are the first lymph nodes (tiny,...
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In a nutshell The authors analyzed the factors that affect the survival outcomes in the early stages of skin melanoma. Some background The occurrence of early stage cutaneous (skin) melanoma is increasing. Tumor thickness (how deep the cancer reaches into the skin) at this stage is usually less than 1 mm. In early stage...
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