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Author Reply: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Cutaneous Melanoma

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  1. Department of Surgery, Turku University Hospital, P.O. Box 52, Turku, FIN 20521, Finland

    Ilkka Koskivuo MD & Erkki Suominen MD, PhD

  2. Department of Pathology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

    Lauri Talve MD, PhD

  3. Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

    Pia Vihinen MD, PhD

  4. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

    Maija Mäki MD, PhD

  5. Department of Biostatistics, Turku University, Turku, Finland

    Tero Vahlberg MSc

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Koskivuo, I., Talve, L., Vihinen, P. et al. Author Reply: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Cutaneous Melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol 15, 1810–1811 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-008-9907-0

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