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The persistent anchor of lymph node removal in patients with melanoma

✍ Scribed by David R. Byrd

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
70 KB
Volume
116
Category
Article
ISSN
0008-543X

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✦ Synopsis

Sentinel lymph node dissection is the most accurate method with which to identify regional metastases in clinically lymph node‐negative patients with melanoma. Attempts to define which sentinel lymph node‐positive patients will benefit from completion lymphadenectomy fall short and raise even more questions.

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