Entinel Node Procedure News Today

Patients with early breast cancer and negative ultrasound axillary lymph node staging had similar locoregional relapse and distant DFS at 5 years whether or not they received SLN biopsy.

An expert panel recommended a risk-stratified approach to screening, but the jury is still out for gene expression profile testing.

Risk factors for melanoma in children are like those in adults, and include a family history of melanoma, large/giant congenital nevi, and the presence of many atypical appearing nevi.