How does the mitotic index impact patients with T1 melanoma? Comparison between the 7th and 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer melanoma staging system,

• Main Authors: Amanda Zorzetto Antonialli (Author), Eduardo Bertolli (Author), Mariana Petaccia de Macedo (Author), Clovis Antonio Lopes Pinto (Author), Vinicius Fernando Calsavara (Author), João Pedreira Duprat Neto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background: The mitotic index is no longer used to classify T1 melanoma patients into T1a and T1b, so it should not be used to indicate sentinel node biopsy in these patients. Objectives: To evaluate patients with T1 melanoma who underwent sentinel lymph node biopsy and to compare those who...