Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Society of Surgical Oncology Joint Clinical Practice guideline

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Wong, Sandra L ^a   Hurley, Patricia ^a   Lyman, Gary H ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MELANOMA; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORBIDITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 84870333734     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2012.000676     Document Type: Short Survey

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