Abstract

The MSLT-1 study compared sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) with nodal observation in patients with localized cutaneous melanoma. The final results of the trial—conducted from 1994 to 2002—strongly support using SLNB in staging patients with melanomas ≥1.0 mm in thickness, but the optimal staging approach for thinner melanomas is unanswered.

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