Predictors of Regional Nodal Disease in Patients With Thin Melanomas
- 7 March 2006
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 13 (4) , 533-541
Abstract
Most melanoma patients present with thin (0, vertical growth phase (VGP), male sex, and ulceration were statistically significant predictors of RND. Patients at the highest risk according to a classification tree analysis (VGP and MR>0) had an RND rate of 11.9%. The regression model developed predicted well the SLN status in the validation sample. Investigation of a large pre-SLN population identified MR>0, ulceration, VGP, and male sex as independently predictive of RND in patients with thin melanomas. These factors may help to identify subgroups of these patients that have clinically significant risks of SLN positivity.Keywords
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