Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection in Head and Neck Melanoma has Prognostic Impact on Disease-Free and Overall Survival

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) plays an important role in the prognostic classification of melanoma and is now a standard staging procedure. However, due to the complex drainage pattern and the risk of site associated morbidity, the potential survival benefit of SLNB is controversial in head and neck (H&N) melanoma. Patients with primary H&N melanoma with a tumor thickness ≥1.00 mm diagnosed in the Department of Dermatology, University of...