Sentinel node biopsy versus elective lymph node dissection in patients with cutaneous melanoma in a Japanese population

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-249

  Tsutsumida, Arata ^a   Furukawa, Hiroshi ^a   Yamamoto, Yuhei ^a   Horiuchi, Katsumi ^b   Yoshida, Tetsunori ^b   Minakawa, Hidehiko ^c   Fujii, Satoru ^d   Murao, Naoki ^e   Kuwahara, Hiroaki ^f   Minamimoto, Toshiyuki ^g   Fujioka, Hirotaka ^h   Sakamoto, Taisuke ⁱ   Honma, Toyohiro ^j  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^d Hakodate Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^e KUSHIRO ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f Obihiro Kohsei Hospital   (Japan)

^g Tomakomai Nisshou Hospital   (Japan)

^h Bibai Rosai Hospital   (Japan)

ⁱ Nikko Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

^j Kitami Red Cross Hospital   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Elective lymph node dissection; Japanese population; Melanoma; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34547889109     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-007-0667-9     Document Type: Article

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