Melanoma in children and the use of sentinel lymph node biopsy

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 797-800

  Bütter, Andreana ^a   Hui, Tom ^b   Chapdelaine, Joyaube ^a   Beaunoyer, Mona ^a   Flageole, Helene ^b   Bouchard, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Pediatric; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; INTERFERON;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADOLESCENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIMB; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN GRAFT; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; THICKNESS; TRUNK; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 19444379379     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.01.045     Document Type: Article

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