Regarding sentinel node biopsy in the management of melanoma

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 95-97

  Coldiron, Brett ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE;

HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035144419     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2001.27103-9.x     Document Type: Letter

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