Validation and application of the sentinel lymph node concept in malignant vulvar tumours
✍ Scribed by Sergi Vidal-Sicart; Lluís María Puig-Tintoré; José Antonio Lejárcegui; Pilar Paredes; María Luisa Ortega; Antonio Muñoz; Jaume Ordi; Pere Fusté; Jaime Ortín; Joan Duch; Francisco Martín; Francesca Pons
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 227 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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