title: Is sentinel node status predictive of overall survival in patients with melanoma?
authors.affiliation: Emory University and Crawford W Long Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA. grant.carlson@emoryhealthcare.org
authors.forename: Grant W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016019:Survival Analysis