Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma and other melanocytic tumors in adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 232-235

  Roaten, J Brent ^a   Partrick, David A ^b   Pearlman, Nate ^a   Gonzalez, Ricardo J ^a   Gonzalez, Rene ^a   McCarter, Martin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Sentinel lymph node biopsy; Spitz nevus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JUVENILE MELANOMA; LONG TERM CARE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MELANOCYTE; MICROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; MELANOMA; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENTED NEVUS; SKIN TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12444314104     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.09.022     Document Type: Article

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