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Background
In patients with cutaneous melanoma (CM), the time span between resection of the primary tumour and sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) as well as the subsequent interval between SLNB and complete lymph node dissection (CLND) varies greatly.
Aim
To determine whether very early timing of SLNB after resection of the primary tumour, or timing of CLND after SLNB affect the clinical outcome...