Popliteal lymphadenectomy for treating metastatic melanoma: case report

CONTEXT: Regional lymph node involvement in patients with malignant melanomas has been associated with poor prognosis. In-transit metastases also lead to poor long-term survival. Whereas for nodal disease only regional lymphadenectomy offers adequate locoregional control, for in-transit metastasis b...

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Main Authors: Sergio Renato Pais Costa, Sergio Henrique Couto Horta, Alexandre Cruz Henriques
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Melanoma
Lymphatic metastasis
Lymphadenectomy
Skin neoplasms
Lower extremity
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802008000400009&lng=en&tlng=en
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