Lymphatic invasion and the Shields index in melanoma metastases predicting

Findings of the prognostic significance of lymphatic invasion are contradictory. In order to find out as efficient cutaneous melanoma metastasis predictor as possible Shields et al. have created a new prognostic index. The aim of this study was to examine if the lymphatic invasion analysis and the Shields index calculation can be used in predicting lymph nodes status in patients with cutaneous melanoma.

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