Sentinel node biopsy for malignant melanoma: Analysis of a four-year experience

Tumori

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 332-335

  Caggiati, A ^a   Potenza, C ^a   Gabrielli, F ^a   Passarelli, F ^a   Tartaglione, G ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Lymphatic mapping; Melanoma; Radioguided surgery; Sentinel node; Staging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033840489     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160008600421     Document Type: Article

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