Purpose: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy (SLNB) is widely accepted for staging of melanoma patients. It has been shown that clinico-pathological features such as Breslow thickness, ulceration, age and gender are better predictors of relapse and survival than SLN status alone. The aims of this study were 1) to evaluate the long-term (10-years) prognostic impact of SLNB and 2) to determine predictive factors associated with SLN metastasis, relapse, and melanoma specific mortality (MSM). Methods: This was a prospective observational study on 289 consecutive patients with primary cutaneous melanoma who underwent SLNB from January 2000 to December 2007, and followed until January 2014, at an Italian academic hospital. Results: SLN was positive in 64 patients (22.1%). The median follow-up was 116 (79–147) months. Ten-year disease free survival and melanoma specific survival were poor in patients with positive SLN (58.7% and 66.4%, respectively). Only the increasing Breslow thickness resulted independently associated to an increased risk of SLN metastasis. Cox regression analysis shown that Breslow thickness >2mm was an independent predictor of relapse, and male gender and Breslow thickness >2mm of MSM. At 10-year, SLN metastasis was not significantly associated either to relapse or to MSM. Conclusions: After the fifth year of follow-up, SLN metastasis is not an independent predictive factor of relapse and mortality that are mainly influenced by the characteristics of the primary tumor and of the patient. Patients with Breslow thickness >2mm regardless of the SLN status should be considered at high-risk for 10-year relapse and mortality.
Scopo: La biopsia del linfonodo sentinella (SLN) (SLNB) è ampiamente accettata per la stadiazione dei pazienti con melanoma. È stato dimostrato che le caratteristiche clinicopatologiche come lo spessore di Breslow, l'ulcerazione, l'età e il sesso sono migliori fattori predittivi di ricaduta e sopravvivenza rispetto all’interessamento del SLN da solo. Gli obiettivi di questo studio sono stati: 1) valutare l'impatto prognostico a lungo termine (10 anni) della SLNB e 2) determinare i fattori predittivi associati a metastasi del SLN, recidiva e mortalità specifica da melanoma (MSM). Metodi: si tratta di uno studio prospettico osservazionale su 289 pazienti consecutivi con melanoma cutaneo primitivo sottoposti, presso un Ospedale Universitario Italiano, a SLNB da gennaio 2000 a dicembre 2007 e seguiti in follow-up fino a gennaio 2014. Risultati: il SLN è risultato positivo in 64 pazienti (22,1%). Il follow-up mediano è stato di 116 (79-147) mesi. La sopravvivenza libera da malattia a 10 anni e la sopravvivenza specifica da melanoma sono state basse nei pazienti con SLN positivo (rispettivamente il 58,7% e il 66,4%). Solo lo spessore crescente di Breslow è risultato associato indipendentemente ad un aumentato rischio di metastasi al SLN. L'analisi di regressione di Cox ha dimostrato che lo spessore di Breslow> 2 mm è un fattore predittivo indipendente di recidiva e il sesso maschile e lo spessore di Breslow> 2 mm sono fattori predittivi di MSM. A 10 anni, la metastasi al SLN non era significativamente associata né a recidiva né a MSM. Conclusioni: Dopo il quinto anno di follow-up, le metastasi del SLN non sono un fattore predittivo indipendente di recidiva e mortalità che sono, invece, principalmente influenzati dalle caratteristiche del tumore primitivo e del paziente. I pazienti con spessore di Breslow> 2 mm, indipendentemente dallo stato del SLN, devono essere considerati ad alto rischio per recidiva e mortalità a 10 anni.
Studio prospettico osservazionale in pazienti affetti da melanoma cutaneo primitivo e sottoposti a biopsia del linfonodo sentinella
ZANZI, MARIA VITTORIA
2018
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Purpose: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy (SLNB) is widely accepted for staging of melanoma patients. It has been shown that clinico-pathological features such as Breslow thickness, ulceration, age and gender are better predictors of relapse and survival than SLN status alone. The aims of this study were 1) to evaluate the long-term (10-years) prognostic impact of SLNB and 2) to determine predictive factors associated with SLN metastasis, relapse, and melanoma specific mortality (MSM). Methods: This was a prospective observational study on 289 consecutive patients with primary cutaneous melanoma who underwent SLNB from January 2000 to December 2007, and followed until January 2014, at an Italian academic hospital. Results: SLN was positive in 64 patients (22.1%). The median follow-up was 116 (79–147) months. Ten-year disease free survival and melanoma specific survival were poor in patients with positive SLN (58.7% and 66.4%, respectively). Only the increasing Breslow thickness resulted independently associated to an increased risk of SLN metastasis. Cox regression analysis shown that Breslow thickness >2mm was an independent predictor of relapse, and male gender and Breslow thickness >2mm of MSM. At 10-year, SLN metastasis was not significantly associated either to relapse or to MSM. Conclusions: After the fifth year of follow-up, SLN metastasis is not an independent predictive factor of relapse and mortality that are mainly influenced by the characteristics of the primary tumor and of the patient. Patients with Breslow thickness >2mm regardless of the SLN status should be considered at high-risk for 10-year relapse and mortality.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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