Melanoma patients with an unknown primary tumor site have a better outcome than those with a known primary following therapeutic lymph node dissection for macroscopic (clinically palpable) nodal disease.

van der Ploeg, Augustinus P T

Melanoma patients with an unknown primary tumor site have a better outcome than those with a known primary following therapeutic lymph node dissection for macroscopic (clinically palpable) nodal disease. [electronic resource] - Annals of surgical oncology Sep 2014 - 3108-16 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article

1534-4681

10.1245/s10434-014-3679-5 doi


Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lymph Node Excision--mortality
Male
Melanoma--mortality
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Neoplasms, Unknown Primary--mortality
Postoperative Complications--mortality
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Skin Neoplasms--mortality
Survival Rate