Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8789789 | Surgical Oncology | 2018 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Occult nodal metastasis is common in MCC(26%). No tumor or patient characteristics were identified to predict SLN positivity. Patients with a positive SLN have a higher risk of in-transit recurrence and may benefit from adjuvant radiation with inclusion of the in-transit field in amenable cases. When patients with a positive SLN receive additional treatment to the at-risk nodal basin, both OS and DSS are similar to patients with a negative SLN.
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John R. Sims, Travis E. Grotz, Barbara A. Pockaj, Richard W. Joseph, Robert L. Foote, Clark C. Otley, Amy L. Weaver, James W. Jakub, Daniel L. Price,