The Amount of Metastatic Melanoma in a Sentinel Lymph Node: Does It Have Prognostic Significance?
- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 10 (5) , 575-581
- https://doi.org/10.1245/aso.2003.03.054
Abstract
Background: The amount of metastatic disease in the sentinel lymph node (SLN) is examined as a prognostic factor in malignant melanoma. Methods:SLN mapping was performed on 592 patients with stage I...Keywords
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