Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 83-85 , May 2008

Sentinel lymph node biopsy for patients with melanoma—introductory comments

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PII: S0740-2570(08)00025-7

doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2008.04.003

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 83-85 , May 2008

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