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Editorial
. 2010 Mar;17(3):670-3.
doi: 10.1245/s10434-009-0857-y.

Who is to blame for false-negative sentinel node biopsies in melanoma?

Vernon K Sondak, Jonathan S Zager
Editorial

Who is to blame for false-negative sentinel node biopsies in melanoma?

Vernon K Sondak et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Mar.
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