Other surgeons choose to excise the nodes even when they appear normal because of the risk of occult or microscopic metastases. This has been termed an elective lymph node dissection (ELND; also called an immediate LND, or a prophylactic LND).
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Elective lymph node dissection (ELND) for patients with clinically occult metastatic melanoma in regional lymph nodes has the goal of curing metastases with ...
Apr 1, 2002 · Elective lymph node dissection does not improve survival in patients with melanoma without clinically detectable lymph node metastases.
Lymph node dissection is a surgical procedure in which the lymph nodes are dissected, and a sample of tissue is checked for the presence of cancer under a ...
Quick Reference. Refers to lymphadenectomy of the primary lymphatic basin when clinically negative. The presumed advantage is clearing disease if it has spread ...
May 31, 2015 · The results of our trial show the benefit of elective neck dissection at the time of primary surgery, as compared with watchful waiting followed ...
The role of elective lymph node dissection (ELND) in the management of primary melanoma of the skin is a controversial subject.
Conclusion. SLNB patients treated without complementing neck dissection (SLNB) have better postoperative shoulder AROM at 6 weeks after the intervention ...
Node dissection for melanoma remains the most important therapeutic decision for the optimal management of the patient with melanoma.
Question: Does elective lymph node dissection (ELND) decrease overall mortality in patients with melanoma and no clinically detectable regional metastases?
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