Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5713588 | American Journal of Otolaryngology | 2017 | 21 Pages |
Abstract
Desmoplastic melanoma has a low rate of occult nodal metastasis and a high propensity to recur locally or as a distant metastasis, regardless of regional node status. Our experience combined with the uncertain impact that sentinel node status has on survival raises the question of the utility of routine sentinel node biopsy in this specific variant of melanoma.
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Authors
John R. Sims, Carilyn N. Wieland, Jan L. Kasperbauer, Eric J. Moore, Daniel L. Price,