title: [Preventive lymphadenectomy in complex treatment of melanoma of the skin, trunk and extremities].
abstract: Results of treatment of 90 patients with primary melanoma of the skin, trunk and extremities with stages T2-T4N0M0 were analyzed. Different strategies were used in relation to regional lymph nodes. It was found that prophylactic lymphadenectomy in terms of more than 4 weeks after excision of primary cutaneous melanoma reliably prolongs total and recurrence-free survival as compared with the method without fulfilling prophylactic lymphadenectomy. Prophylactic lymphadenectomy fulfilled in terms less than 4 weeks fails to have statistically significant influence on the results of treatment.
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Akhmetov
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Vazhenin
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Iaĭtsev
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Privalov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005121:Extremities; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000517:prevention & control; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult