Table 3 The relationship between regional lymph node status and the first recurrent sites in cutaneous melanoma
From: Time-varying pattern of recurrence risk for localized melanoma in China
Regional lymph node at diagnosis | First recurrent sites | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Local | Regional lymph node | Distant metastasis | |
Not involved | 25(8.7%) | 142(49.7%) | 119(41.6%) |
Involved | 8(2.9%) | 71(26.0%) | 194(71.1%) |
Total | 33(5.9%) | 213(38.1%) | 313(56.0%) |