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Why is sentinel lymph node biopsy ‘standard of care’ for melanoma?

A large definitive trial comparing the use of sentinel lymph node biopsy and elective lymph node dissection to observation in patients with intermediate thickness melanomas fails to show improved melanoma-specific survival. These results demand reconsideration of the routine use of sentinel lymph no...

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Published in:Nat Rev Clin Oncol
Main Authors: Yang, James C., Sherry, Richard M., Rosenberg, Steven A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6453120/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24732941
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2014.65
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