Sentinel Node Status is the Most Important Prognostic Information for Clinical Stage IIB and IIC Melanoma Patients.

Background: Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) for melanoma patients has been questioned. We aimed to study high-risk stage II melanoma patients who underwent SNB to determine what the prognostic factors regarding recurrence and mortality were, and evaluate how relevant SNB status is in this scenario.

Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of clinical stage IIB/IIC melanoma patients who underwent SNB from 2000 to 2015 in a single institution.

Short-term outcomes after vascular resection for pancreatic tumors: Lessons learned from 72 cases from a single Brazilian Cancer Center.

Introduction: Pancreatic malignant tumors are resectable at diagnosis in only 15% to 20% of cases and invasion of vascular structures is commonly present. Therefore, extended resections are needed for adequate local control and negative margins. However, morbidity and mortality associated with these enlarged resections are limiting factors.