Huber R, Krüger I, Stützer H
Klinik und Poliklinik für Chirurgie, Universität zu Köln.
Langenbecks Arch Chir Suppl Kongressbd. 1996;113:118-21.
Staging by means of preoperative clinical screening will always stage melanoma study patients too favourably. Only a postoperative histopathological staging by means of lymphadenectomy will allow a correct stage-correlated patient prognosis. Lymphadenectomy does not prolong overall survival (95% confident intervals +/-6.6% to +/-25%) however prolongs recurrence free survival.
通过术前临床筛查进行分期总是会使黑色素瘤研究患者的分期过于乐观。只有通过淋巴结清扫术进行术后组织病理学分期才能得出与分期相关的正确患者预后。淋巴结清扫术不会延长总生存期(95%置信区间为±6.6%至±25%),但会延长无复发生存期。