Clinical Outcome of Stage I/II Melanoma Patients After Selective Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection: Long-Term Follow-Up Results

Abstract

With a success rate of 99.5% and a false-negative rate of 9% after long-term follow-up, the triple-technique SLN procedure is a reliable and accurate method. Survival data seem promising, although a therapeutic effect is still questionable. As shown in this study, not all SLN-positive patients have a poor prognosis.