Results from the second Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy Trial, which were published in 2017, confirmed that immediate CLND in patients with metastases found on SLNB increases the rate of regional disease control and provides prognostic information. However, no increase in melanoma-specific survival after immediate CLND were noted.
In that same trial, CLND increased the risk for lymphedema, occurring in 24.1% of the dissection group versus 6.3% of the observation group (P < .001). However, in the majority of cases (64%), lymphedema was mild, whereas it was moderate in 33% of cases and severe in 3%.
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