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Aberrant lymphatic drainage and risk for melanoma recurrence after negative sentinel node biopsy in middle-aged and older men HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK Kaveh, A. H., Seminara, N. M., Barnes, M. A., Berger, A. J., Chen, F. W., Yao, M., Johnson, D., Parsa, S., Quon, A., Swetter, S. M., Sunwoo, J. B. 2016; 38: E754-E760

Abstract

Background Aberrant lymphatic drainage is believed to contribute to the high recurrence rate of head and neck melanomas. This study aimed to identify the clinical significance of unexpected lymphatic drainage patterns. Methods A single institution retrospective analysis was performed of middle-aged and older males (mean age 66.2 years, range 41-87 years) who underwent successful lymphoscintigraphy with sentinel node (SLN) biopsy from 1997 through 2012. Node status, distribution, and recurrence were assessed comparing patients with expected and unexpected drainage patterns. Results Sixty-six patients were identified with 55.8 months median follow-up (range 5.6-206.1 months). Unexpected SLN drainage was associated with multiple basin drainage (p?

View details for DOI 10.1002/hed.24094

View details for PubMedID 25914266