Role of sentinel lymphadenectomy in thin invasive cutaneous melanomas

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1326-1331

  Bleicher, Richard J ^a   Essner, Richard ^a   Foshag, Leland J ^a   Wanek, Leslie A ^a   Morton, Donald L ^a  

^a SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCINTIGRAPHY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; FACTUAL DATABASE; LYMPH NODE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SEX FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037500163     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2003.06.123     Document Type: Article

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