论文信息 - Do nodal metastases from cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck follow a clinically predictable pattern?

Do nodal metastases from cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck follow a clinically predictable pattern?

Potential lymphatic drainage patterns from cutaneous melanomas of the head and neck are said to be variable and frequently unpredictable. The aim of this article is to correlate the anatomic distribution of pathologically involved lymph nodes with primary melanoma sites and to compare these findings with clinically predicted patterns of metastatic spread.

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