Vital dye is enough for inguinal sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma patients

PURPOSE: The importance of gamma probe detection (GPD) combined with vital dye for sentinel node (SN) biopsy is well accepted. We evaluated the efficacy of patent blue dye (PBD) in identifying inguinal SN. METHODS: Ninety-four cutaneous melanoma patients with inferior extremity lesions were submitte...

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Autor principal: Oliveira Filho,Renato Santos de (author)
Outros Autores: Silva,Allisson Monteiro da (author), Hochman,Bernardo (author), Oliveira,Renato Leão de (author), Arcuschin,Liliana (author), Wagner,Jairo (author), Yamaga,Lílian Yuri (author), Ferreira,Lydia Masako (author)
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Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2006
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Texto completo:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502006000100004
País:Brasil
Oai:oai:scielo:S0102-86502006000100004