Vertical Growth Phase and Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases

We appreciate the interest that Roncati and Piscioli showed in our recent publication, in which we evaluated the risk of sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastases in nonulcerated, T1b melanoma by the new 8th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging criteria.1 The authors propose a model of melanoma progression based on the transition from a radial growth phase to a vertical growth phase (VGP) that can predict biologic aggressiveness and propensity to metastasize.
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter Source Type: research