Sentinel lymph node biopsy in cutaneous melanoma: Analysis of 240 consecutive cases

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1944-1951

  Duprat, João Pedreira ^a,b,c   Silva, Débora C P ^a,b   Coimbra, Felipe J F ^a,b   Lima, Izilda A M ^a,b   Lima, Eduardo N P ^a,b   Almeida, Otávio M ^a,b   Brechtbühl, Eduard R ^a,b   Landman, Gilles ^a,b   Scramim, Ana P ^a,b   Neves, Rogério I ^a,b  

^a Hospital do Câncer A C Camargo ^*

^b A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

^c Rua Barata Ribeiro   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; HMB 45 ANTIGEN; MELANOMA ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER RECURRENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME; ULCER;

EID: 20044374868     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000165279.99067.79     Document Type: Article

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