Psychosocial benefits of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the management of cutaneous malignant melanoma.
Br J Plast Surg
; 55(2): 95-9, 2002 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-11987939
ABSTRACT
Lymphoscintigraphy combined with sentinel lymph node biopsy has become a powerful and sensitive tool in establishing nodal spread in cutaneous melanoma, as well as in breast and other cancers. Although the technique is reliable and validated, there is, as yet, no proven clinical benefit. A suggested benefit of sentinel lymph node biopsy is that a negative biopsy may decrease the psychological morbidity associated with malignancy by reassuring the patient that he or she has localised disease. We studied a group of patients with cutaneous melanoma who underwent sentinel lymph node biopsy, and found that although they did gain some psychosocial benefit from the procedure, this was short term and they were still significantly concerned about their disease status.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutáneas
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Actitud Frente a la Salud
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Biopsia del Ganglio Linfático Centinela
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Melanoma
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Article