Treatment outcomes of advanced stage malignant melanoma in hand and foot after amputation in Korean patients.

CONCLUSIONS: In Korean melanoma patients, for the treatment of high grade melanomas in the extremities after amputation, early diagnosis and postoperative follow-up for evaluation of lymph node metastasis are critical factors for long-term survival. And by performing lymph node dissection during amputation, we may improve the survival rate in advanced stage melanoma patients. PMID: 24340152 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Clin Orthop Surg Source Type: research