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 />
Question 1<br />
• A 56 year old man presents to you <strong>for</strong> treatment<br />
of a changing mole on his back. Shave biopsy<br />
revealed a melanoma measuring 0.6 mm, Clark<br />
IV, non-ulcerated, with a mitotic rate of 2/mm 2 ,<br />
and a positive margin (in situ melanoma seen at<br />
the periphery). The probability of a positive<br />
SLN is:<br />
a) 1%<br />
b) 3%<br />
c) 5%<br />
d) 7%<br />
e) 10%
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