Melanocytic tumors of uncertain malignant potential in childhood: Do we really need sentinel node biopsy?

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1049-1051

  Ferrara, Gerardo ^a   Errico, Maria Elena ^b   Donofrio, Vittoria ^b   Zalaudek, Iris ^c   Argenziano, Giuseppe ^d  

^a G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SANTOBONO PAUSILIPON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^d S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Melanocytic tumors of uncertain malignant potential; melanoma; sentinel node biopsy

Indexed keywords

FACE TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS; NOTE; SKIN TUMOR;

FACIAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS, EPITHELIOID AND SPINDLE CELL; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84867572072     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2012.01976.x     Document Type: Letter

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