Survival Outcomes in Upstaged Cutaneous Head and Neck Melanoma With Negative Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: A Retrospective Analysis
Among patients with pT2-4a, SLNB-negative cHNM, pathological upstaging does not independently predict MSS when adjusted for margin status, but large multicenter prospective cohort studies are needed to further validate these findings.
Authors
- Sepideh Mohajeri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0622-1651)
- Kelvin Zhou
- Phillip Staibano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9095-9543)
- James Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7582-4114)
- Raphaelle Koerber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7768-0046)
- Surabhi Sivaratnam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3960-0236)
- Michael Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0583-2848)
- Han Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7633-6171)
- Ali Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3761-1860)
Institutions
- Impact (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ear Nose & Throat Journal
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/01455613251351388
- Primary Topic
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00