Background We evaluated the contribution of sentinel-node biopsy to outcomes in patients
with newly diagnosed melanoma. Methods Patients with a primary cutaneous melanoma …

… Essner is a recipient of an American Cancer Society Career Development Award. …
Essner R. The role of lymphoscintigraphy and sentinel node mapping in assessing patient risk …

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate, in an international multicenter phase
III trial, the accuracy, use, and morbidity of intraoperative lymphatic mapping and sentinel …

The effects of IL-4 on IL-1 and TNF gene expression in human peripheral monocytes (PBM)
were examined. Highly purified PBM cultured for 24 to 96 h in the presence of IL-4 produce …

Objective: To evaluate the role of surgery in the survival of patients with melanoma metastatic
to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Design: Retrospective review. Setting: Tertiary cancer …

Objective: Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy (LM/SL) have been applied
to virtually all solid neoplasms since our original description of LM/SL for melanoma. Our …

PURPOSE We developed intraoperative lymphatic mapping with selective lymphadenectomy
(SLND) to identify micrometastatic spread of cutaneous melanoma to regional lymph nodes…

Sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs), being the first nodes to receive lymph from a primary tumour
and the preferential site of initial tumour metastases, are intensively exposed to the bioactive …

Hypothesis The clinical treatment of patients with stage IV melanoma according to criteria of
the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) is controversial because the 5-year …

The accurate diagnosis of a sentinel node in melanoma includes a sequence of procedures
from different medical specialities (nuclear medicine, surgery, oncology, and pathology). …