A false-negative sentinel lymph node in the parotid gland of a melanoma patient: a new algorithm for SLN biopsy in the parotid gland
β Scribed by Toshihiko Hayashi; Hiroshi Furukawa; Arata Tsutsumida; Tetsunori Yoshida
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 536 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1341-9625
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