Sentinel node biopsy for cutaneous melanoma in the head and neck

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 716-719

  Medina Franco, Heriberto ^a   Beenken, Samuel W ^a   Heslin, Martin J ^a   Urist, Marshal L M ^a,b  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

^b 321 Kracke Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Head and neck; Lymphadenectomy; Melanoma; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; METHYLENE BLUE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034785355     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/aso.2001.8.9.716     Document Type: Article

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