CONTINUING EDUCATION Radioguided Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Malignant Cutaneous Melanoma*
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1Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pisa Medical School, Pisa, Italy; 2Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy; 3Division of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Genoa, Italy; 4Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Biology and Genetics, University of Genoa and National Cancer Institute, Genoa, Italy; 5Nuclear Medicine Service, Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Genoa Medical School, Genoa, Italy; 6Division of Nuclear Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; 7Department of Pathology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; 8Health Physics Unit, San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy; 9Medical Oncology Unit, Santa Chiara Hospital, Pisa, Italy; and 10Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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