Sentinel lymph node in Merkel cell carcinoma: To biopsy or not to biopsy?

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 374-379

  Sattler, Elke ^a   Geimer, Till ^a   Sick, Isabell ^a   Flaig, Michael J ^a   Ruzicka, Thomas ^a   Berking, Carola ^a   Kunte, Christian ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Merkel cell carcinoma; neuroendocrine malignancy; overall survival; sentinel lymph node biopsy; surgical therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIMARY TUMOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84877728892     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.12072     Document Type: Article

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