Comparison of the use and results of sentinel lymph node biopsy in children and young adults with melanoma.

Abstract

Thickness and ulceration were strong predictors of both the use of SLN biopsy and positive SLN biopsy results in children and young adults with melanoma.

Compared with young adults, children were more likely to have SLN metastases despite having similar rates of SLN biopsy use.

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Subjects

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Female
• Humans
• Infant
• Infant, Newborn
• Logistic Models
• Lymph Node Excision
• Lymphatic Metastasis
• Male
• Melanoma
• SEER Program
• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
• Young Adult

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Authors

• Euphemia Mu
• Julie R Lange
• John J Strouse

Publication date

2012-05-08

Journal

Journal topics

• Neoplasms

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Cancer

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Release reference

Cancer. 2012 May;118(10):2700-7

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