Will the true sentinel node please stand?

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 12-14

  Morton, D L ^a   Bostick, P J ^a  

^a JOHN WAYNE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MELANOMA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032987309     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10434-999-0012-9     Document Type: Editorial

References (17)

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