Prediction of Sentinel Lymph Node Micrometastasis by Histological Features in Primary Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma
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- 1 August 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 134 (8) , 983-987
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.134.8.983
Abstract
APPROPRIATE treatment and counseling of patients with malignant melanoma depends on an understanding of the individual patient's prognosis. The prognosis of primary cutaneous clinical stage I malignant melanoma has been shown to correlate most closely with vertical thickness of the primary tumor.1 Anatomical location and patient sex are 2 other modifying factors that consistently appear to influence prognosis.1-7 Age of the patient and pathological features, such as ulceration, microsatellitosis, lymphatic invasion, and extensive regression, may likewise adversely affect prognosis.1-7Keywords
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