Axillary node dissection in malignant melanoma.
Axillary node dissection for nonmammary malignant lesions can be performed easily through an incision in the medial wall of the axilla. In patients with clinical involvement of the axilla with melanoma, positive nodes above the level of the axillary vein may occasionally be found.
D001365:Axilla / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery*