Is incisional biopsy of melanoma harmful?
Is incisional biopsy of melanoma harmful?
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New York, NY: Elsevier Inc
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English
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New York, NY: Elsevier Inc
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In the era of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy, there has been concern that manipulation, injection, and massage of intact primary melanomas (after incisional or shave biopsy) could lead to an artifactual increased rate of SLN micrometastases or an actual increased risk of recurrence. The aim of this study was to evaluate the difference in the inci...
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Is incisional biopsy of melanoma harmful?
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68833968
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68833968
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0002-9610
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1879-1883
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10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.08.020
