Patterns of forearm lymphatic drainage to the epitrochlear lymph nodes in 1400 cutaneous melanoma patients

Background Variations of hand and forearm lymphatic drainage to upper‐arm lymphatic pathways may impact the route of melanoma metastasis. This study compared rates of lymphatic drainage to epitrochlear nodes between anatomic divisions of the hand and forearm to determine whether the anatomic distrib...

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Published in:Journal of surgical oncology 2025-01, Vol.131 (1), p.54-61
Main Authors: Fanning, James E., Singhal, Dhruv, Reynolds, Hayley M., Don, Tharanga D. Jayathungage, Donohoe, Kevin J., Suami, Hiroo, Chung, David K. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
breast cancer‐related lymphedema
epitrochlear
Female
Forearm - pathology
Hand
Humans
lymph node
Lymph Nodes - diagnostic imaging
Lymph Nodes - pathology
lymphatic drainage
Lymphatic Metastasis
Lymphatic system
Lymphoscintigraphy
Male
Melanoma
Melanoma - diagnostic imaging
Melanoma - pathology
Melanoma - surgery
Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant
Metastasis
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Sentinel Lymph Node - diagnostic imaging
Sentinel Lymph Node - pathology
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Skin Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Skin Neoplasms - surgery
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