Response: The value of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the management of head and neck melanoma [1]

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 523-

  Doting, M H E ^a   De Vries, M ^a   Plukker, J T ^a   Jager, P L ^a   Post, W J ^a   Suurmeijer, A J ^a   Hoekstra, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 34248177970     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20688     Document Type: Letter

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