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Erschienen in: Clinical & Experimental Metastasis 5-6/2018

18.05.2018 | Research Paper

Lymph node metastasis in melanoma: a debate on the significance of nodal metastases, conditional survival analysis and clinical trials

verfasst von: Mark B. Faries, Dale Han, Michael Reintgen, Lauren Kerivan, Douglas Reintgen, Corrado Caracò

Erschienen in: Clinical & Experimental Metastasis | Ausgabe 5-6/2018

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Abstract

While there is no doubt that regional lymph node metastases are an enormously important factor in melanoma staging and treatment, the biology behind this significance and its precise implications for treatment planning have been a leading controversy in melanoma and other solid tumors for over a century. Recent clinical data, including data from prospective randomized clinical trials have refined our understanding of the process of nodal metastases and the advantages and disadvantages of different clinical management strategies. This review presents two points of view in this debate and discusses the results of new data analyses as well as pivotal clinical trials informing the discussion.
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Metadaten
Titel
Lymph node metastasis in melanoma: a debate on the significance of nodal metastases, conditional survival analysis and clinical trials
verfasst von
Mark B. Faries
Dale Han
Michael Reintgen
Lauren Kerivan
Douglas Reintgen
Corrado Caracò
Publikationsdatum
18.05.2018
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Clinical & Experimental Metastasis / Ausgabe 5-6/2018
Print ISSN: 0262-0898
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7276
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10585-018-9898-6

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