An aberrant lymph node containing metastatic melanoma detected by sentinelnode biopsy

The use of sentinel node biopsy in the staging of malignant melanoma has le d to the identification of lymph nodes outside the described regional basin s, so-called aberrant nodes. We present a case in which such an aberrant se ntinel node was found to be positive for metastatic disease, and discuss ou r surgical management. (C) 2001 The British Association of Plastic Surgeons .