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[Does sentinel node biopsy (SNB) solve the problem of elective lymph node excision in malignant melanoma?].

J. Göhl, T. Meyer, Werner Hohenberger

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Elective lymph node dissection in high-risk melanoma has been hotly debated for years. The technique of sentinel node (SN) biopsy may be a solution to the problem. Consequently, radical lymph node dissection is restricted to patients with an actual metastatic involvement of the SN (20-25%). The use of a hand-held gamma probe increases accuracy of SN detection.

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Elective lymph node dissection in high-risk melanoma has been hotly debated for years. The technique of sentinel node (SN) biopsy may be a solution to the problem. Consequently, radical lymph node dissection is restricted to patients with an actual metastatic involvement of the SN (20-25%). The use of a hand-held gamma probe increases accuracy of SN detection.

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Elective lymph node dissection in high-risk melanoma has been hotly debated for years. The technique of sentinel node (SN) biopsy may be a solution to the problem. Consequently, radical lymph node dissection is restricted to patients with an actual metastatic involvement of the SN (20-25%). The use of a hand-held gamma probe increases accuracy of SN detection.

Key concepts: Dissection (medical), Melanoma, Sentinel node, Medicine, Lymph node, Biopsy, Sentinel lymph node, Node (physics)

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