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The Augsburg consensus

Techniques of lymphatic mapping, sentinel lymphadenectomy, and completion lymphadenectomy in cutaneous malignancies

  1. Alistair J. Cochran M.D.1,*,
  2. Bernd-Rüdiger Balda M.D.2,
  3. Hans Starz M.D.2,
  4. Dieter Bachter M.D.2,
  5. David N. Krag M.D.3,†,
  6. C. Wayne Cruse M.D.4,
  7. Rik Pijpers M.D.5,
  8. Donald L. Morton M.D.6

Article first published online: 13 NOV 2000

DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20000715)89:2<236::AID-CNCR5>3.0.CO;2-0

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 89, Issue 2, pages 236–241, 15 July 2000

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Cochran, A. J., Balda, B.-R., Starz, H., Bachter, D., Krag, D. N., Cruse, C. W., Pijpers, R. and Morton, D. L. (2000), The Augsburg consensus. Cancer, 89: 236–241. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(20000715)89:2<236::AID-CNCR5>3.0.CO;2-0

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  1. 1

    Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California

  2. 2

    Department of Dermatology & Allergology, Zentralklinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany

  3. 3

    Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

  4. 4

    Department of Surgery, Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

  5. 5

    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Academisch ziekenhuis van de Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  6. 6

    The John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, California

  1. †

    Dr. Krag has provided consultative services to Care Wise Medical and to Neoprobe Corporation.

*Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Center for Health Sciences, Room 13-145, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1732

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 13 NOV 2000
  2. Article first published online: 13 NOV 2000
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 7 APR 2000
  4. Manuscript Received: 17 JAN 2000

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Keywords:

  • skin cancer;
  • melanoma;
  • sentinel lymph node;
  • lymphoscintigraphy;
  • occult tumor cells

Sentinel lymph node surgery is increasingly used in the management of cutaneous malignancies. This commentary indicates the surgical, pathologic, and nuclear medicine techniques necessary for success.

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