Cutaneous lymphatic drainage in patients with grossly involved nodal basins

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 345-349

  Kamath, Deepai ^a   Brobeil, Andreai ^a   Stall, Aleci ^a   Lyman, Garyi ^a   Cruse, C Wayne ^a   Glass, Franki ^a   Fenske, Neili ^a   Messina, Janei ^a   Berman, Claudiai ^a   Reintgen, Douglasi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous lymphatics; Melanoma metastases; Regional lymph nodes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; MELANOMA;

EID: 0032975391     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10434-999-0345-4     Document Type: Article

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