Therapeutic effect of sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma remains an open question

J Clin Oncol. 2009 Sep 10;27(26):4236-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.23.4518. Epub 2009 Aug 10.

Authors

Phyllis A Gimotty¹, Frank Yoon, Rachel Hammond, Paul Rosenbaum, DuPont Guerry

Affiliation

¹ Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Humans
Lymph Node Excision
Lymphatic Metastasis / diagnosis*
Melanoma / pathology*
Prognosis
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy*
Survival Analysis

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