The place of sentinel node biopsy in melanoma after the multicenter selective lymphadenectomy trial

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 98-99

  Thomas, J Meirion ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MELANOMA; META ANALYSIS; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MELANOMA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33644838984     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03683.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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