When is it worth performing lymphadenectomy in patients with melanoma micrometastases? A 20-year experience retrospective analysis

When is it worth performing lymphadenectomy in patients with melanoma micrometastases? A 20-year experience retrospective analysis

José A. Avilés-Izquierdo 1, Enrique Mercader-Cidoncha 2, José L. Escat-Cortés 2, Iván Márquez-Rodas 3, Verónica Parra-Blanco 4, Enrique Rodríguez-Lomba 1

1 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; 2 Department of General Surgery, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; 3 Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; 4 Department of Pathological Anatomy, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain

José A. Avilés-Izquierdo, Enrique Mercader-Cidoncha, José L. Escat-Cortés, Iván Márquez-Rodas, Verónica Parra-Blanco, Enrique Rodríguez-Lomba

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*Correspondence: Enrique Mercader-Cidoncha, Email not available

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Keywords:  Melanoma. Sentinel lymph node biopsy. Lymphadenectomy. Micrometastasis. Survival analysis. Melanoma-specific survival.

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