## 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
Desmoplastic neurotropic melanoma : A clinicopathologic analysis of 128 cases
โ Scribed by James Y. Chen; George Hruby; Richard A. Scolyer; Rajmohan Murali; Angela Hong; Patrick FitzGerald; Trang T. Pham; Michael J. Quinn; John F. Thompson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 109 KB
- Volume
- 113
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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