Proposed Quality Standards for Regional Lymph Node Dissections in Patients With Melanoma

Andrew J. Spillane; Bernard L. H. Cheung; Jonathan R. Stretch; Richard A Scolyer; Kerwin F. Shannon; Michael J. Quinn; Robyn P.M. Saw; William H. McCarthy; John F. Thompson

doi:10.1097/sla.0b013e318194d38f

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These data benchmark performance for melanoma RLND. Cases with a low node count (below the 90 percentile) should be assessed critically. Standard RLND operations should have a reproducible mean and predictable distribution of LN retrieved.

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