Sentinel node staging of primary melanoma by the "10% rule": pathology and clinical outcomes

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 618-622

  Emery, Rachel E ^a   Stevens, Jeffery S ^b   Nance, Robert W ^b   Corless, Christopher L ^a   Vetto, John T ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

10 Rule; Melanoma; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 34147182113     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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