Sentinel lymph node tumor load: An independent predictor of additional lymph node involvement and survival in melanoma

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 440-448

  Vuylsteke, Ronald J C L M ^a   Borgstein, Paul J ^a   Van Leeuwen, Paul A M ^a   Gietema, Hester A ^a   Molenkamp, Barbara G ^a   Muller, Markwin G Statius ^a   Van Diest, Paul J ^a   Van Der Sijp, Joost R M ^a   Meijer, Sybren ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Additional lymph node; Melanoma; Metastatic area; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; LYMPH NODE; MELANOMA; PREDICTION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 21244478180     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/ASO.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

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