This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS
Completion dissection or observation for sentinel-node metastasis in melanoma. N Engl J Med 2017; 376: 2211-2222.
Published: 15th December 2017
Authors: Faries MB, Thompson JF, Cochran AJ, Andtbacka RH, Mozzillo N, Zager JS et al.
Conclusion
In this study that included 1934 patients, complete dissection improved local control (92 versus 77 per cent, P<0.001), but did not affect 3-year disease-specific survival which was 86 per cent in both groups.
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