Melanoma Patients with Positive Sentinel Nodes Who Did Not Undergo Completion Lymphadenectomy: A Multi-Institutional Study
β Scribed by Sandra L. Wong; Donald L. Morton; John F. Thompson; Jeffrey E. Gershenwald; Stanley P. L. Leong; Douglas S. Reintgen; Haim Gutman; Michael S. Sabel; Grant W. Carlson; Kelly M. McMasters; Douglas S. Tyler; James S. Goydos; Alexander M. M. Eggermont; Omgo E. Nieweg; A. Benedict Cosimi; Adam I. Riker; Daniel G. Coit
- Book ID
- 111771580
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 223 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1068-9265
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