## Abstract ## Background Current therapy for intermediate thickness melanoma involves wide local excision with sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). SLNB provides important prognostic information and immediate regional lymphadenectomy for a positive sentinel lymph node (SLN) may improve survival and
Sentinel Node Biopsy for Cutaneous Melanoma in the Head and Neck
โ Scribed by Heriberto Medina-Franco; Samuel W. Beenken; Martin J. Heslin; Marshall M. Urist
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 555 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1068-9265
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