Prevalence of additional positive lymph nodes in complete lymphadenectomy specimens after positive sentinel lymphadenectomy findings for early-stage melanoma of the head and neck

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-49

  Pu, Lee L Q ^a   Wells, Karen E ^b   Cruse, C Wayne ^b   Shons, Alan R ^b   Reintgen, Douglas S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; ISOSULFAN BLUE; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHATIC MAPPING; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; MELANOMA; PATIENT MONITORING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE;

EID: 0037773467     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000065912.20180.A9     Document Type: Article

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