Previous wide local excision of primary melanoma is not a contraindication for sentinel lymph node biopsy of the trunk and extremity

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 143-146

  Leong, Wey L ^a   Ghazarian, Danny M ^b   McCready, David R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Previous wide local excision; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

DYE; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIMB; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRUNK; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037374277     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.10205     Document Type: Article

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