Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Thin Melanoma - Winship Cancer ...
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Thin Melanoma - Winship Cancer ...
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Thin Melanoma - Winship Cancer ...
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SLNB <strong>for</strong> thin melanoma<br />
Cost of SLNB in thin melanoma<br />
• 120 patients with thin melanoma undergo SLNB<br />
• Six patients (5%) will have a positive SLN<br />
– All will be offered CLND; none will have a + NSLN<br />
– All will be considered <strong>for</strong> adjuvant therapy<br />
– All will be considered <strong>for</strong> baseline/follow-up imaging<br />
– All will be followed closely <strong>for</strong> recurrence<br />
• Of the six patients with a positive SLN<br />
– One (15%) will die and five (85%) will survive
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