The value of pre-operative S-100B and SUV in clinically Stage III melanoma patients undergoing therapeutic lymph node dissection

S. Kruijff , E. Bastiaannet , M.J. Speijers , A.C. Muller Kobold (1) , A.H. Brouwers , H.J. Hoekstra

1 University of Groningen [Groningen]

High preoperative serum S-100B values and Standardized Uptake Values (SUV) of Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in PET for clinically stage III melanoma patients could be indicators of recurrence after surgical treatment. Aim was to assess the correlation and the prognostic value of these markers.

Mots clés: S-100B; SUV; melanoma; survival; TLND

S. Kruijff, E. Bastiaannet, M.J. Speijers, A.C. Muller Kobold, A.H. Brouwers, et al.. The value of pre-operative S-100B and SUV in clinically Stage III melanoma patients undergoing therapeutic lymph node dissection. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2011, 37 (3), pp.225. ⟨10.1016/j.ejso.2010.12.013⟩. ⟨hal-00668064⟩