Combined endoscopic and open inguinal dissection for malignant melanoma

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 388, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 42-47

  Schneider, Claus ^a   Brodersen, Jens P ^a   Scheuerlein, Hubert ^a   Tamme, Carsten ^a   Lippert, Hans ^b   Köckerling, Ferdinand ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dissection of the groin; Endoscopic extraperitoneal dissection; Melanoma metastatic to inguinal nodes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; INGUINAL REGION; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; ENDOSCOPY; INGUINAL CANAL; LYMPHADENECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0042818228     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-003-0357-7     Document Type: Article

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