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Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy in the detection of early metastasis from sweat gland carcinoma†

  1. Paul N. Bogner M.D.1,
  2. Douglas R. Fullen M.D.2,
  3. Lori Lowe M.D.2,
  4. Augusto Paulino M.D.1,
  5. J. Sybil Biermann M.D.3,
  6. Vernon K. Sondak M.D.3,
  7. Lyndon D. Su M.D.2,‡,*

Article first published online: 17 APR 2003

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11328

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Cancer

Volume 97, Issue 9, pages 2285–2289, 1 May 2003

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Bogner, P. N., Fullen, D. R., Lowe, L., Paulino, A., Sybil Biermann, J., Sondak, V. K. and Su, L. D. (2003), Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy in the detection of early metastasis from sweat gland carcinoma. Cancer, 97: 2285–2289. doi: 10.1002/cncr.11328

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  1. 1

    Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  2. 2

    Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  3. 3

    Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  1. ‡

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*Division of Dermatopathology, Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Medical Sciences I, M5224, 1301 Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0602

  1. †

    See related editorial on pages 2134–6 and accompanying article on pages 2279–84, this issue.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 17 APR 2003
  2. Article first published online: 17 APR 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 19 NOV 2002
  4. Manuscript Received: 15 NOV 2002

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