Cochran A J, Robert M E, Wen D R
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90024, USA.
Pathology (Phila). 1994;2(2):385-400.
The poor survival rate for patients with regional lymph node metastases of malignant melanoma reflects the strong association between lymph node and subsequent visceral metastases. The authors discuss clinical considerations, pathologic risk factors, selective lymphadenectomy, examination of lymph node dissections, difficulties of diagnosis, and prognosis.
恶性黑色素瘤区域淋巴结转移患者的低生存率反映了淋巴结与随后内脏转移之间的紧密关联。作者讨论了临床考量、病理危险因素、选择性淋巴结切除术、淋巴结清扫检查、诊断困难及预后。
