Search Results for: Biopsy

February 22, 2020February 22, 2020

Effect of delay between nuclear medicine scanning and sentinel node biopsy on outcome in patients with cutaneous melanoma.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Feb 19, 2020 Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is an important staging tool for the management of melanoma. A multicentre study was done to validate previous findings that ... Read more

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020

Prognostic significance of sentinel node biopsy status in cutaneous melanoma: a 21-years prospective study from a single institution.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Feb 17, 2020 To analyze the accuracy of the sentinel lymphatic node biopsy (SLNB) and to investigate predictive factors for sentinel node (SN) status and prognostic factors for ... Read more

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020

Detection of Gene Mutations in Liquid Biopsy of Melanoma Patients: Overview and Future Perspectives.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Feb 11, 2020 Liquid biopsies are still far from widely implanted in the clinical arena. Issues related to the added sensitivity of this test beyond conventional methods have ... Read more

February 13, 2020

Absolute and relative differential blood count predicts survival of AJCC stage I-II melanoma patients scheduled for sentinel lymph node biopsy.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Feb 12, 2020 Elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in peripheral blood is associated with poor overall survival (OS) in metastatic melanoma patients receiving immunotherapy. However, the impact of peripheral ... Read more

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Head and Neck Melanoma: Long-term Outcomes, Prognostic Value, Accuracy, and Safety.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Feb 11, 2020 To evaluate the long-term outcomes of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for head and neck cutaneous melanoma (HNCM). Retrospective cohort study. Tertiary academic medical center. ... Read more

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020

Diagnosis of Parkinson´s Disease by Means of Submandibular Gland Needle Biopsy

Parkinson's Disease News

Publication date: Feb 11, 2020 This study includes 35 PD patients who underwent submandibular gland needle biopsy. 25 neurologically healthy patients of the local otolaryngological clinic, in whom submandibular gland ... Read more

February 11, 2020

Does the time interval between sentinel lymph node biopsy and completion lymph node dissection affect outcome in malignant melanoma? A retrospective cohort study.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Feb 06, 2020 Nodal clearance was recommended after positive sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) despite further metastases to the regional lymph node basin being found in only 6 ... Read more

February 8, 2020

Prognostic implications of biopsy with tumour transection for high-risk primary melanoma patients.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Feb 04, 2020 Open Access PDF von Schuckmann, L.A., Khosrotehrani, K., Celia B Hughes, M., van der Pols, J.C., Malt, M., Smithers, B.M., and Green, A.C. Prognostic implications ... Read more

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020

MD Anderson Researchers Using Liquid Biopsy to Predict Melanoma Relapse

Melanoma News

Publication date: Feb 06, 2020 PET and other radiologic surveillance such as computed tomography scans are frequently used for melanoma recurrence testing after treatment. Concepts Keywords Biopsy Tomography Computed Tomography ... Read more

February 6, 2020

Progressive Disease in Sentinel-negative Melanoma Patients: Biological Differences and Importance of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Feb 01, 2020 Among the most important prognostic factors in melanoma is the sentinel lymph node (SLN) status. Using our electronic database we identified 109 of 890 SLN-negative ... Read more