Lymphatic invasion predicts sentinel lymph node metastasis and adverse outcome in primary cutaneous melanoma

Background Sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis is a powerful predictor of survival in primary cutaneous melanoma. Lymphatic invasion (LI) may correlate with increased risk of SLN metastasis. Intralymphatic metastases, often difficult to detect on hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained sections, ar...

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