title: Sentinel node biopsy in patients with in-transit recurrence of malignant melanoma.
abstract: Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) is now widely used for accurate staging of patients with clinical stage I or II malignant melanoma. We describe the use of SNB in five patients with in-transit recurrence (stage IIIB) and demonstrate that it provides accurate staging of the lymph nodes in this group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, UK. djdewar@aol.com
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Dewar
authors.forename: B W E M
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*