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Sentinel lymph node biopsy for patients with problematic spitzoid melanocytic lesions
A report on 18 patients
Article first published online: 3 JAN 2003
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11074
Copyright © 2003 American Cancer Society
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Su, L. D., Fullen, D. R., Sondak, V. K., Johnson, T. M. and Lowe, L. (2003), Sentinel lymph node biopsy for patients with problematic spitzoid melanocytic lesions. Cancer, 97: 499–507. doi: 10.1002/cncr.11074
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- Issue published online: 3 JAN 2003
- Article first published online: 3 JAN 2003
- Manuscript Accepted: 5 SEP 2002
- Manuscript Revised: 26 AUG 2002
- Manuscript Received: 19 JUN 2002
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