Inguinal or inguino-iliac/obturator lymph node dissection after positive inguinal sentinel lymph node in patients with cutaneous melanoma

Radiology and Oncology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 258-264

  Glumac, Nebojsa ^a   Hocevar, Marko ^a   Zadnik, Vesna ^a   Snoj, Marko ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

inguinal; lymphadenectomy; melanoma; micrometastases; sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CUTANEOUS MELANOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; INGUINO ILIAC LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROMETASTASIS; OBTURATOR LYMPH NODE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE METASTASIS;

EID: 84867315283     PISSN: 13182099     EISSN: 15813207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10019-012-0041-z     Document Type: Article

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