Search Results for: Biopsy

October 13, 2019October 13, 2019

[Sentinel node biopsy and lymph node dissection in the era of new systemic therapies for malignant melanoma].

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Oct 11, 2019 Recently, adjuvant therapies with checkpoint inhibitors and BRAF/MEK inhibitors have become available for patients with malignant melanoma and microscopic nodal disease. Meanwhile the number of ... Read more

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019

Sentinel Node Biopsy in 105 High-Risk Cutaneous SCCs of the Head and Neck: Results of a Multicenter Prospective Study.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Oct 03, 2019 Regional nodal metastases from cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is strongly associated with a poor prognosis, but these metastases are difficult to predict clinically. Sentinel ... Read more

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019

Primary excision margins, sentinel lymph node biopsy, and completion lymph node dissection in cutaneous melanoma: a clinical practice guideline.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Aug 01, 2019 For patients who are diagnosed with early-stage cutaneous melanoma, the principal therapy is wide surgical excision of the primary tumour and assessment of lymph nodes. ... Read more

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019

ASO Author Reflections: Recurrence of Melanoma After a Negative Sentinel Node Biopsy-Predictors and Impact of Recurrence Site on Survival.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Sep 30, 2019 Thomas, D.C. and Han, D. ASO Author Reflections: Recurrence of Melanoma After a Negative Sentinel Node Biopsy-Predictors and Impact of Recurrence Site on Survival. 24319. ... Read more

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019

ASO Author Reflections: Recurrence of Melanoma After a Negative Sentinel Node Biopsy-Predictors and Impact of Recurrence Site on Survival.

Melanoma Literature

September 29, 2019September 29, 2019

Liquid biopsy in oncology: a consensus statement of the Spanish Society of Pathology and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology.

Precision Medicine Literature

Publication date: Sep 26, 2019 The proportion of cancer patients with tumours that harbour a potentially targetable genomic alteration is growing considerably. The diagnosis of these genomic alterations can lead ... Read more

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019

Understanding a sentinel lymph node biopsy service for patients with malignant melanoma.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Sep 26, 2019 Malignant melanoma cases represented the seventh most common cancer type in Northern Ireland between 2011 and 2015, and the incidence of melanoma cases is expected ... Read more

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019

The sentinel node biopsy has not come of age (cover page).

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Sep 19, 2019 We are stunned that Dr Jane McGregor believes that “The sentinel node biopsy (SLNB) has come of age” . We do not accept this claim. ... Read more

September 15, 2019September 15, 2019

Usefulness of real-time elastography for diagnosing lymph node metastasis of skin cancer; does elastography potentially eliminate the need for sentinel lymph node biopsy in squamous cell carcinoma?

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Sep 14, 2019 The metastatic involvement of regional lymph nodes is the most important prognostic factor for overall survival of skin cancer patients. The sonographic technique of freehand ... Read more

September 7, 2019September 7, 2019

Practice Patterns and Prognostic Value of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Thick Melanoma: A National Cancer Database Study.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Sep 04, 2019 Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has been somewhat controversial for patients with a diagnosis of thick (> 4 mm) melanoma. This study aimed to characterize the ... Read more