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The relationship between regional lymph node status and the first recurrent sites in cutaneous melanoma
| 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%) |
P < 0.005
