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INTRODUCTION: Lymphoscintigraphy (LS) helps identify drainage to interval (epitrochlear or popliteal) lymph node basins for extremity melanomas. This study evaluated how often routine LS evaluation identified an interval sentinel lymph node (SLN) and how often that node was found to have metastasis. METHODS: A single institution, retrospective study identified patients with an extremity melanoma who underwent routine LS and SLN biopsy over a 25-y period. Comparisons of factors associated with the identification of interval node drainage and tumor status were made. RESULTS: In 634 patients reviewed, 5.7% of patients drained to an interval SLN. Of those biopsied, 29.2% were positive for micrometastases. Among patients with biopsies of both the traditional and interval nodal basins, nearly 20% had positive interval nodes with negative SLNs in the traditional basin. Sex, age, thickness, ulceration, and the presence of mitotic figures were not predictive of identifying an interval node on LS, nor for having disease in an interval node. Anatomic location of the primary melanoma was the only identifiable risk factor, as no interval nodes were identified in melanomas of the thigh or upper arm (P ≤ 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Distal extremity melanomas have a moderate risk of mapping to an interval SLN. Routine LS should be considered in these patients, especially as these may be the only tumor-positive nodes. However, primary extremity melanomas proximal to the epitrochlear or popliteal nodal basins do not map to interval nodes, and improved savings and workflow could be realized by selectively omitting routine LS in such patients.
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Linfadenopatía , Melanoma , Ganglio Linfático Centinela , Neoplasias Cutáneas , Humanos , Ganglio Linfático Centinela/diagnóstico por imagen , Ganglio Linfático Centinela/patología , Linfocintigrafia , Estudios Retrospectivos , Metástasis Linfática/diagnóstico por imagen , Metástasis Linfática/patología , Cintigrafía , Neoplasias Cutáneas/diagnóstico por imagen , Neoplasias Cutáneas/cirugía , Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología , Melanoma/diagnóstico por imagen , Melanoma/cirugía , Melanoma/patología , Ganglios Linfáticos/patología , Biopsia del Ganglio Linfático Centinela , Extremidad Superior/diagnóstico por imagen , Escisión del Ganglio Linfático , Melanoma Cutáneo MalignoRESUMEN
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