Validation of a Nomogram for Non-sentinel Node Positivity in Melanoma Patients, and Its Clinical Implications: A Brazilian–Dutch Study

Eduardo Bertolli,Viola Franke,Vinícius Fernando Calsavara,Mariana Petaccia de Macedo,Clóvis Antônio Lopes Pinto,Winan J. van Houdt,Michel W.J.M. Wouters,João Pedreira Duprat Neto,Alexander C.J. van Akkooi

Validation of a Nomogram for Non-sentinel Node Positivity in Melanoma Patients, and Its Clinical Implications: A Brazilian–Dutch Study

2019

Eduardo Bertolli
Viola Franke
Vinícius Fernando Calsavara
Mariana Petaccia de Macedo
Clóvis Antônio Lopes Pinto
Winan J. van Houdt
Michel W.J.M. Wouters
João Pedreira Duprat Neto
Alexander C.J. van Akkooi

Background Non-sentinel node (NSN) positivity impacts the prognosis of melanoma patients; however, the benefits of completion lymph node dissection in patients with positive sentinel nodes (SNs) are limited.

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Pathology
Melanoma
Lymph node
General surgery
Sentinel node
Medicine
Area under the curve
Biopsy
Brier score
Nomogram
Cohort
Breslow Thickness
Odds ratio
Confidence interval
Radiology

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