Is incomplete sentinel node biopsy clearly related to survival or regional recurrence in cutaneous melanoma patients?
This study demonstrates no statistically significant relationship between I-SNB and patient outcomes when adjusting for known prognostic factors. These data do not exclude the possibility that I-SNB may have a weak association with worse outcomes.
Patients with CDH demonstrate proinflammatory and chemotactic signals in fetal blood at the time of birth. Because some of these molecules have been implicated in the development of PH, prenatal strategies targeting specific molecular pathways may be useful adjuncts to current fetal therapies.