Sentinel lymph node biopsy in the setting of conjunctival melanoma

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Schwarz, Karl A ^a   Davison, Steven P ^a   Crane, Amy E ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA MELANOMA; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; PAROTID GLAND; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN INCISION; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; MELANOMA; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 42949122032     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000305377.95793.24     Document Type: Letter

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