Inguinal Lymphadenectomy for Malignant Melanoma

Operative Techniques in General Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 90-102

  Al Refaie, Waddah B ^a   Ross, Merrick I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; KETOROLAC; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MELANOMA; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33748551972     PISSN: 1524153X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.optechgensurg.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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