Efficacy of an Elective Regional Lymph Node Dissection of 1 to 4 mm Thick Melanomas for Patients 60 Years of Age and Younger

M. Balch, Charles; Soong, Seng-Jaw; A. Bartolucci, Alfred; M. Urist, Marshall; P. Karakousis, Constantine; J. Smith, Thomas; Temple, Walley; I. Ross, M.; R. Jewell, William; C. Mihm, Martín; L. Barnhill, Raymond; J. Wanebo, Harold

doi:10.1097/00000658-199609000-00002

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Efficacy of an Elective Regional Lymph Node Dissection of 1 to 4 mm Thick Melanomas for Patients 60 Years of Age and Younger

Published in Annals of Surgery • Sep 1, 1996

Authors:

Charles M. Balch

Seng-Jaw Soong

Alfred A. Bartolucci

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: A prospective multi-institutional randomized surgical trial involving 740 stage I and II melanoma patients was conducted by the Intergroup Melanoma Surgical Program to determine whether elective (immediate) lymph node dissection (ELND) for intermediate-thickness melanoma (1-4 mm) improves...

Subject

Medicine

Dissection (medical)

Lymph node

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