Inguinal lymphadenectomy combined with staging endoscopic pelvic node sampling for stage III melanoma

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1063-1067

  Ali Khan, A S ^a   Crundwell, M ^a   Stone, C ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endoscopic; Extra peritoneal; Inguinal lymphadenectomy; Malignant melanoma; Pelvic; Staging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MELANOMA; PELVIC NODAL METASTASIS; PELVIS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROMA;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PELVIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650085095     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.12.040     Document Type: Article

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