title: [The role of lymphography in melanoma of the limbs. Personal experience].
abstract: The authors report the results of the lymphographic examinations performed on 123 patients affected with melanoma of the limbs. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to the different clinical stages; they all had pathologic confirmation. The following lymphographic parameters were considered: sensitivity, specificity, efficacy and positive/negative predictive value. The results obtained in the first group of patients (clinical stage: I) demonstrated lymphography to have low sensitivity, specificity and efficacy in the staging of melanomas (37%, 50% and 45%, respectively). On the contrary, lymphography could be trusted in the study of stage II melanomas thanks to its high sensitivity. As for stage III, the methodology had a clinical indication only in the follow-up of melanomas treated with radiochemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Radiologia, Università, Bari.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Ettorre
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Garribba
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Francioso
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mossa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torsello
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Macarini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lospalluti
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008220:Lymphography; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Ruolo della linfografia nel melanoma degli arti. Esperienza personale.