Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 95-99 , May 2008

Sentinel node biopsy for melanocytic tumors in children

  • Mark L. Kayton, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Mark L. Kayton, MD, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021.
    • ,
  • Michael P. La Quaglia, MD

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PII: S0740-2570(08)00027-0

doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2008.05.001

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 95-99 , May 2008

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