Impact of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma: results of a prospective study and review of the literature

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is the most aggressive of the cutaneous malignancies, showing a propensity to spread to regional lymph nodes (LNs). The aim of this prospective study was to examine the feasibility and clinical impact of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in this cutaneous malignancy. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging 2006-04, Vol.33 (4), p.433-440
Hauptverfasser:	Maza, Sofiane, Trefzer, Uwe, Hofmann, Maja, Schneider, Silke, Voit, Christiane, Krössin, Thomas, Zander, Andreas, Audring, Heike, Sterry, Wolfram, Munz, Dieter L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Carcinoma, Merkel Cell - diagnostic imaging Carcinoma, Merkel Cell - mortality Carcinoma, Merkel Cell - pathology Carcinoma, Merkel Cell - secondary Female Germany - epidemiology Humans Lymph Nodes - diagnostic imaging Lymph Nodes - pathology Lymphatic Metastasis Male Middle Aged Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods Prognosis Prospective Studies Radionuclide Imaging Reproducibility of Results Risk Assessment - methods Risk Factors Sensitivity and Specificity Skin Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Skin Neoplasms - mortality Skin Neoplasms - pathology Skin Neoplasms - secondary
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