Sentinel lymph node biopsy for thin melanoma-con
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy for thin melanoma-con.
When sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for the regional staging of melanoma was first introduced, it was recommended for any patient with a melanoma between 1.0 and 4.0 mm in Breslow thickness. Patients with thin melanomas were not felt to have a sufficiently high risk to warrant the additional cost and morbidity of the procedure. As experience grew, several retrospective series identified risk...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Oncology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0022-4790
DOI: 10.1002/jso.23001