The learning curve for sentinel node biopsy in malignant melanoma

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 298-301

  Ross, G L ^a   Shoaib, T ^a   Scott, J ^a   Soutar, D S ^a   Gray, H W ^a   MacKie, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Sentinel node biopsy

Indexed keywords

DISULFINE BLUE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LEARNING; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MELANOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTILLATION PROBE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0036312648     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2002.3825     Document Type: Article

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