Publications by authors named "Jaysheree Parekh"
Ann Surg Oncol
November 2002
Article Synopsis
- Urogenital melanoma is a rare and aggressive cancer, traditionally managed with extensive surgical procedures, but recent studies suggest that less invasive methods like sentinel lymph node biopsy could be effective.
- Six patients with vulvar or vaginal melanomas successfully underwent sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy, showing no tumor invasion in the extracted nodes and indicating high localization success rates.
- Overall, the findings support the feasibility of using sentinel lymph node biopsy as a staging procedure for urogenital melanomas, potentially leading to improved patient outcomes with lower morbidity.
