Sentinel node biopsy in patients with in-transit recurrence of malignant melanoma.
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.
Dewar
D J
DJ
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, UK. djdewar@aol.com
Powell
B W E M
BW
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*