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Pre-SN Ultrasound-FNAC can be Sensitive for Lymph Node Metastases in Melanoma Patients if Performed with the Use of the Berlin Criteria

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  1. Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

    Christiane A. Voit MD, PhD

  2. Erasmus University Medical Center – Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Alexander C. J. van Akkooi MD, PhD

  3. National Cancer Institute “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Naples, Italy

    Orlando Catalano MD

  4. Institut de Cancérologie, Gustav Roussy, Villejuif, France

    Alexander M. M. Eggermont MD, PhD

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  1. Christiane A. Voit: Deceased.

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Voit, C.A., van Akkooi, A.C.J., Catalano, O. et al. Pre-SN Ultrasound-FNAC can be Sensitive for Lymph Node Metastases in Melanoma Patients if Performed with the Use of the Berlin Criteria. Ann Surg Oncol 24 (Suppl 3), 661–662 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-017-6230-7

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