National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care
Data
- Data Infographics
- Data Visualizations
- Data Tools
- Data Innovations
- All-Payer Claims Database
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
- State Snapshots
- United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK)
- Data Sources Available from AHRQ
Search All Research Studies
AHRQ Research Studies Date
AHRQ Research Studies
Sign up: AHRQ Research Studies Email updates
Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
Results
1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedHerb JN, Dunham LN, Ollila DW
Use of completion lymph node dissection for sentinel lymph node-positive melanoma.
This study examined the use and time trends of completion lymph node dissection (CLND) for sentinel lymph node-positive melanoma (SNPM). There has been found to be no benefit for CLND in SNPM patients. The National Cancer Database was used to find patients 18 years and older from 2012 to 2016 with SNPM. During that time period, 7,146 patients were identified with SNPM. From 2012 to 2014 the proportion of patients undergoing CLND was steady (61-63%) but decreased to 57% in 2015 and 50% in 2016. Use was less likely for women and increasing age. Higher use was more likely at high-volume centers, and associated with increased Breslow depth and ulceration.
Citation: Herb JN, Dunham LN, Ollila DW .
Use of completion lymph node dissection for sentinel lymph node-positive melanoma.
J Am Coll Surg 2020 Apr;230(4):515-24. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.12.010..
Keywords: Cancer: Skin Cancer, Cancer, Skin Conditions, Treatments