Sentinel node biopsy and selective lymph node dissection in cutaneous melanoma patients

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-74

  Lenisa, L ^a   Santinami, M ^a   Belli, F ^b   Clemente, C ^a   Mascheroni, L ^a   Patuzzo, R ^a   Gallino, G ^b   Bergonzi, M ^a   Rao, S ^a   Polverelli, M ^c   Morelli, R ^c   Landi, G ^c   Cascinelli, N ^b  

^a Casa di Cura S Pio X ^*  (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c BUFALINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lymph node dissection; Lymphoscintigraphy; Melanoma; Nodal metastases; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032897292     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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