The significance of melanoma micrometastases in the sentinel lymph node

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1103-1104

  Giblin, A V ^a   Hayes, A J ^a   Thomas, J Meirion ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENDRITIC CELL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MELANOMA; NEVUS CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR VOLUME; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 29244464671     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2005.06.006     Document Type: Editorial

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