Age and the incidence of sentinel lymph node metastases in melanoma

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 236-237

  Carlson, Grant W ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MELANOMA; PROGNOSIS; PUBLICATION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; TUMOR VOLUME; ULCER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN TUMOR; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2442706869     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/ASO.2004.01.911     Document Type: Editorial

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