The definition of the sentinel lymph node in melanoma based on radioactive counts
Annals of Surgical OncologyPublished 1 November 2002
Grant W. Carlson, Douglas R. Murray, Vinod H. Thourani, Andrea Hestley, C. M. S. Cohen
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Removal of lymph nodes until the bed count is 10% of the hottest lymph node will remove 98% of positive SLNs, and lymph node tumor burden influences radioactive counts.
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Removal of lymph nodes until the bed count is 10% of the hottest lymph node will remove 98% of positive SLNs. Lymph node tumor burden influences radioactive counts.
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