## 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
Assessment of the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy for primary cutaneous desmoplastic melanoma
โ Scribed by Timothy M. Pawlik; Merrick I. Ross; Victor G. Prieto; Matthew T. Ballo; Marcella M. Johnson; Paul F. Mansfield; Jeffrey E. Lee; Janice N. Cormier; Jeffrey E. Gershenwald
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 189 KB
- Volume
- 106
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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