Effect of time to sentinel-node biopsy on the prognosis of cutaneous melanoma.

Introduction: In patients with primary cutaneous melanoma, there is generally a delay between excisional biopsy of the primary tumour and sentinel-node biopsy. The objective of this study is to analyse the prognostic implications of this delay.

Patients And Method: This was an observational, retrospective, cohort study in four tertiary referral hospitals.