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ASO Author Reflection: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Thin Melanoma

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PA Gimotty was supported in part by a grant from the Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE), P50-CA174523.

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  1. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Andrew J. Sinnamon MD, MSCE & Giorgos C. Karakousis MD

  2. Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Andrew J. Sinnamon MD, MSCE, Phyllis A. Gimotty PhD & Yu-Xiao Yang MD, MSCE

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Sinnamon, A.J., Gimotty, P.A., Karakousis, G.C. et al. ASO Author Reflection: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Thin Melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol 27 (Suppl 3), 901–902 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-09029-w

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