The risk of in-transit melanoma metastasis depends on tumor biology and not the surgical approach to regional lymph nodes.
Pawlik
Timothy M
TM
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Ross
Merrick I
MI
Thompson
John F
JF
Eggermont
Alexander M M
AM
Gershenwald
Jeffrey E
JE
D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery