Inter-operator variability in the sensitivity of sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2018 Dec;71(12):1816-1834. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2018.07.034. Epub 2018 Aug 7.

Authors

Conrad Harrison¹, Jeremy N Rodrigues², Oliver Cassell³

Affiliations

¹ Blenheim Head and Neck Unit, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LE, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² The Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7HE, UK.
³ Blenheim Head and Neck Unit, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LE, UK.

PMID: 30139664
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2018.07.034

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms / pathology
Clinical Competence / standards
Female
Humans
Learning Curve
Melanoma / pathology*
Observer Variation
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / education
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / standards
Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
Surgeons / education
Surgeons / standards

Grants and funding

PDF-2017-10-075/DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom