## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Desmoplastic and neurotropic melanoma (DNMM) occasionally metastasizes to regional lymph nodes and extranodal sites. The value of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has not been demonstrated clearly for patients with DNMM. The authors report on the utility of SLNB in the m
Accuracy of lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy after previous wide local excision in patients with primary melanoma
β Scribed by Christopher J. Gannon; Dennis L. Rousseau Jr.; Merrick I. Ross; Marcella M. Johnson; Jeffrey E. Lee; Paul F. Mansfield; Janice N. Cormier; Victor G. Prieto; Jeffrey E. Gershenwald
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Volume
- 107
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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