title: Popliteal lymphadenectomy on sentinel lymph node melanoma metastasis.
abstract: Popliteal lymph node dissection is a procedure that surgeons rarely perform and, therefore, scarcely represented in bibliography. In this paper we present the case of a patient with melanoma metastasis to popliteal sentinel lymph nodes showing the surgical procedure and discussing some epidemiological and technical issues.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía, Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, Valencia, Spain. antoniobarrasa@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barrasa Shaw
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sancho Merle
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fuster Diana
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campos Máñez
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vázquez Albadalejo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*