In-transit recurrence after sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma: primum non nocere

Editorial

Daniel G Coit. Ann Surg Oncol. 2005 Aug.

. 2005 Aug;12(8):575-8.

doi: 10.1245/ASO.2005.03.903. Epub 2005 Jun 20.

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Predictors and natural history of in-transit melanoma after sentinel lymphadenectomy.
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