Morbidity after inguinal sentinel lymph node biopsy and completion lymph node dissection in patients with cutaneous melanoma

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 785-789

  de Vries, M ^a   Vonkeman, W G ^a   van Ginkel, R J ^a   Hoekstra, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Groin dissection; Lymphedema; Melanoma; Sentinel lymph node; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ERYSIPELAS; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; JOINT LIMITATION; LEG MOVEMENT; LONG TERM CARE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MORBIDITY; NECROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SEROMA; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GROIN; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SEROMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33747791360     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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