Sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma: study of 455 cases
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- Vol. 14 (1) , 35-45
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1468-3083.2000.00005.x
Abstract
Background The role of elective lymph node dissection in the treatment of patients with primary melanoma is a debated topic in surgical oncology. However, recent data assure a survival improvement w...Keywords
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