Malignant melanoma and lymph nodes.
A total of 226 cases of malignant melanoma of the skin (MM), clinical stage I disease, located on the leg (87), arm (36), or trunk (103), were treated with elective regional node dissection (ERND). The axillary lymph nodes were dissected by a T-shaped skin incision line, whereas the inguinal nodes were removed with the help of a spindle-shaped skin excision. Both techniques, without mortality, offered the precondition for extirpation of the lymph nodes en bloc and guaranteed well-healing wounds.
D001365:Axilla; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*