Intraoperative evaluation of sentinel lymph nodes for metastatic melanoma by imprint cytology
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Predictive Value of Intraoperative Sentinel Lymph Node Imprint Cytology Analysis for Metastasis in Patients with Melanoma.
Since there are no standardized protocols regarding the detection of microscopic melanoma deposits in sentinel lymph nodes (SLN), the aim of this study was to present our experience with intraoperative cytological evaluation of SLN in patients with melanoma. The study included 475 SLN biopsies (SLNB) from 201 patients with primary cutaneous melanoma of intermediate thickness. Each lymph node wa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10512