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[Does sentinel node biopsy (SNB) solve the problem of elective lymph node excision in malignant melanoma?]
J Göhl1, T Meyer, W Hohenberger
1Chirurgische Universitätsklinik mit Poliklinik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
Langenbecks Archiv Fur Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Chirurgie. Kongress
|February 5, 1999
Abstract:
Elective lymph node dissection in high-risk melanoma has been hotly debated for years. The technique of sentinel node (SN) biopsy may be a solution to the problem. Consequently, radical lymph node dissection is restricted to patients with an actual metastatic involvement of the SN (20-25%). The use of a hand-held gamma probe increases accuracy of SN detection.
