Proposal for the applicability of modified Breslow (measured from the basal membrane) as a predictor of survival and sentinel lymph node outcome in patients with cutaneous melanoma

• Main Authors: Marcel Arakaki Asato (Author), Francisco Alves Moares Neto (Author), Marcelo Padovani de Toledo Moraes (Author), Juliana Polizel Ocanha-Xavier (Author), Luiz Carlos Takita (Author), Mariangela Esther Alencar Marques (Author), José Cândido Caldeira Xavier-Júnior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cutaneous melanoma is a neoplasm with a high mortality rate and risk of metastases to distant organs. The Breslow micrometric measurement is considered the most important factor for evaluating prognosis and management, measured from the granular layer to the deepest portion of th...