Analysis of sentinel lymph node positivity in patients with thin primary melanoma

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 560-567

  Venna, Suraj S ^a,b,c,d   Thummala, Suresh ^a,b,c,e   Nosrati, Mehdi ^a,b,c,e   Leong, Stanley P ^a,b,c,e   Miller III, James R ^a,b,c,e   Sagebiel, Richard W ^a,b,c,e   Kashani Sabet, Mohammed ^a,b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

melanoma; prognostic factors; sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MICROMETASTASIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84884211893     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.08.045     Document Type: Article

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