希腊雅典的Dr.E N Brountzos及其同事近日报道,在中间型或深部恶性黑素瘤局部淋巴结转移的早期检测中,超声检测的效果优于临床体检,应当用于此类患者的监测。他们是通过评估超声和临床体检在黑素瘤局部淋巴结转移检测中的敏感性和特异性得出上述结论的。此外,他们还评价了转移的早期发现对整体生存率的影响。 Dr. E N Brountzos of Athens, Greece, and colleagues recently reported that in the early detection of local lymph node metastasis of melanoma in the medial or deep region, the effect of ultrasound was superior to that of clinical examination and should be used for the monitoring of such patients. They reached this conclusion by assessing the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound and clinical examination in the detection of melanoma-based lymph node metastases. In addition, they also evaluated the impact of early findings of metastasis on overall survival.