label: Cutaneous Melanoma Pathologic Regional Lymph Nodes TNM Finding v7
label_lc: cutaneous melanoma pathologic regional lymph nodes tnm finding v7
description: "A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of cutaneous melanoma, following the rules of the TNM classification system as they pertain to staging of regional lymph nodes.  The TNM clinical and pathologic regional lymph nodes tumor classifications of cutaneous melanoma are not the same.  TNM pathologic findings are based on the pathologic examination of the regional lymph nodes after sentinel or complete lymphadenectomy. (from AJCC 7th Ed.)"