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Sentinel and Nonsentinel Node Status in Stage IB and II Melanoma Patients: Two-Step Prognostic Indicators of Survival

Natale Cascinelli, Emilio Bombardieri, Rosaria Bufalino, Tiziana Camerini, Antonino Carbone, Claudio Clemente, Leonardo Lenisa, L. Mascheroni, Andrea Maurichi, Elisabetta Pennacchioli,

Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2006 · 133 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

Evaluation of the sentinel node is a useful procedure to identify patients to be submitted for complete lymph node dissection. The procedure makes it possible to assess the best prognosis of patients.

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