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. 2024 Apr;63(4):526-527.
doi: 10.1111/ijd.17000. Epub 2023 Dec 27.

Prognostic significance of sentinel lymph node status in thin melanoma: a retrospective analysis

Elena S Meves  1 , Alexander Meves  1
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Prognostic significance of sentinel lymph node status in thin melanoma: a retrospective analysis

Elena S Meves et al. Int J Dermatol. 2024 Apr.
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Fig 1.
Fig 1.. Five-year relapse-free survival: T1 melanoma.
Kaplan-Meier analysis of a cohort of 196 T1 melanoma patients, stratified by SLN biopsy status: micrometastatic (red) vs. non-metastatic (blue). Survival endpoint was relapse-free survival (RFS).
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