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Hassan A Aziz1, Brian R Gastman1, Arun D Singh1.
Abstract
Conjunctival melanoma (CoM) is a rare and aggressive form of melanoma. There is a lack of consensus on a unified management plan for this disease. Recently, a few centers have adopted the regional sentinel lymph node biopsy into the staging process of CoM. This study presents a critical assessment of the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in CoM and presents a simplified management algorithm based on high-risk clinical and pathological features.Entities:
Keywords: Aggressive form; Conjunctival melanoma; Sentinel lymph node biopsy
Year: 2015 PMID: 27171676 PMCID: PMC4847666 DOI: 10.1159/000381719
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ocul Oncol Pathol ISSN: 2296-4657