Vulvar primitive melanoma and sentinel lymph node: Case report

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-232

  Migliano, E ^a,d   Monarca, C ^b   Mariani, L ^c   Tedesco, M ^d   Bucher, S ^d  

^a SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^c Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri Rome   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Lymphoscintigraphy; Sentinel node biopsy; Vulvar melanoma; Vulvectomy

Indexed keywords

NANOCOLL TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLITORIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL REGION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MELANOMA; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TISSUE FLAP; TUMOR BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX; VULVA CANCER; VULVECTOMY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34250819362     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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