Sentinel lymph node biopsy in oral malignant melanoma - A possible means of investigating the clinically node-negative neck

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 403-407

  Clark, Richard R ^a   Shoaib, Taimur ^a   Soutar, David S ^a   Gray, Henry W ^b   Bessent, Rodney G ^b   McCurrach, Graham M ^b   MacKie, Rona M ^c   MacLeod, Torquil I F ^d   MacDonald, D Gordon ^d   Camilleri, Ivan G ^a  

^a CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; MOUTH CANCER; PALATE DISEASE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TONGUE CANCER;

EID: 31044433078     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-005-0798-z     Document Type: Article

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