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Erschienen in: Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift 5-6/2017

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Sentinel lymph node biopsy in early melanoma—comparison of two techniques for sentinel removal

verfasst von: Prof. Dr. Uwe Wollina, Dana Langner, Jacqueline Schönlebe, Carmen Tanner, Martin Fuchs, Andreas Nowak

Erschienen in: Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift | Ausgabe 5-6/2017

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Summary

Background

Sentinel lymph node biopsy is an established technique for melanoma staging.

Objective

There are no studies available comparing different techniques for the removal of sentinel lymph nodes related to safety and postsurgical complication rate.

Methods

This is a retrospective single-center trial. We analyzed the postsurgical complications in 201 consecutive melanoma patients with ligature of lymphatic vessels by sutures (group A) and in 91 consecutive patients with occlusion of lymphatic vessels by bipolar tweezers (group B). We paid particular attention to complications related to disturbed lymphatic function, such as lymph edema, lymphatic fistula, and seroma.

Results

The complication rate was 5.5 % (group A) and 9.6 % (group B) which is in the range of other published trials (p = 0.89). There was no increase of complications related to lymphatic vessels in group B, although the rate of patients with more than two sentinel lymph nodes removed was 5‑times higher than in group A.

Conclusions

Removal of sentinel lymph nodes with the use of bipolar tweezers does not increase the risk of postsurgical complications, and in particular it is not associated with a higher rate of complications related to lymphatic vessel dysfunction.
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Metadaten
Titel
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in early melanoma—comparison of two techniques for sentinel removal
verfasst von
Prof. Dr. Uwe Wollina
Dana Langner
Jacqueline Schönlebe
Carmen Tanner
Martin Fuchs
Andreas Nowak
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2017
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift / Ausgabe 5-6/2017
Print ISSN: 0043-5341
Elektronische ISSN: 1563-258X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-016-0499-1

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