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What Good is Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma if it does not Improve Survival?

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  1. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

    Kelly M. McMasters MD, PhD

  2. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, 315 E. Broadway, Suite 308, Louisville, KY, 40202

    Kelly M. McMasters MD, PhD

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McMasters, K.M. What Good is Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma if it does not Improve Survival?. Ann Surg Oncol 11, 810–812 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1245/ASO.2004.07.919

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