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Age and Mitogenicity are Important Predictors of Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in T1a Melanoma

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Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge Dr. Emily Y. Chu, Dr. David E. Elder, and Dr. Xiaowei Xu of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine for their contribution to this study.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400, 4 Maloney, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Adrienne B. Shannon MD, Christian Wood BS & Richard J. Straker III MD

  2. Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    John T. Miura MD & Giorgos C. Karakousis MD

  3. Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Michael E. Ming MD MSCE & Rosalie Elenitsas MD FAAD

  4. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Rosalie Elenitsas MD FAAD

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Shannon, A.B., Wood, C., Straker, R.J. et al. Age and Mitogenicity are Important Predictors of Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in T1a Melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol 28, 4777–4779 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-09929-5

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