Focused Ultrasound Surveillance of Lymph Nodes Following Lymphoscintigraphy Without Sentinel Node Biopsy: A Useful and Safe Strategy in Elderly or Frail Melanoma Patients

BACKGROUND: Sentinel node (SN) biopsy (SNB) has become standard of care in clinically localized melanoma patients. Although it is minimally invasive, advanced age and/or comorbidities may render SNB inadvisable in some patients. Focused ultrasound follow-up of SNs identified by preoperative lymphosc...

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Autores principales: Ipenburg, Norbertus A., Thompson, John F., Uren, Roger F., Chung, David, Nieweg, Omgo E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2019
Materias:
Melanoma
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6682569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31240588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07505-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6682569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31240588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07505-6

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