A definitive role for sentinel lymph node mapping with biopsy for cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck

Surgeon

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 336-339

  Kelly, J ^a   Fogarty, K ^a   Redmond, H P ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

head and neck; melanoma; node negative; recurrence; sentinel lymph node biopsy; sentinel lymph node mapping

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73149083483     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-666X(09)80106-6     Document Type: Article

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