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ASO Author Reflections: Robotic Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection for Metastatic Melanoma—A Minimally Invasive Approach to a Difficult Problem

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  1. Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA

    John T. Miura MD & Jonathan S. Zager MD, FACS

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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article “Robotic-Assisted Pelvic Lymphadenectomy for Metastatic Melanoma Results in Durable Oncologic Outcomes,” Ann Surg Oncol. Epub 4 Apr 2019. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07333-8.

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Miura, J.T., Zager, J.S. ASO Author Reflections: Robotic Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection for Metastatic Melanoma—A Minimally Invasive Approach to a Difficult Problem. Ann Surg Oncol 27, 203–204 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07612-4

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