Inefficacy of Immediate Node Dissection in Stage 1 Melanoma of the Limbs

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 297, Issue 12, 1977, Pages 627-630

  Veronesi, U ^a   Adamus, J ^a   Bandiera, D C ^a   Brennhovd, I O ^a   Caceres, E ^a   Cascinelli, N ^a   Claudio, F ^a   Ikonopisov, R L ^a   Javorskj, V V ^a   Kirov, S ^a   Kulakowski, A ^a   Lacour, J ^a   Lejeune, F ^a   Mechl, Z ^a   Morabito, A ^a   Rode I ^a   Sergeev, S ^a   Van Slooten, E ^a   Szczygiel, K ^a   Trapeznikov, N N ^a   Wagner, R I ^a   more..

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIMB TUMOR; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY;

EID: 0017698676     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197709222971202     Document Type: Article

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