2016
DOI: 10.5350/semb.20160613040356
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy for skin tumors

Abstract: patients (17 male, 13 female) aged between 21-81, who underwent SLNB, were analysed retrospectively. Results: Thirty-three SLNBs were performed in 30 patients. In all procedures sentinel lymph node was identified and excised successfully. Eight positive sentinel lymph nodes were obtained. Four patients, who had negative SLNB previously, developed symptoms on behalf of metastasis on followup, and underwent therapeutic lymph node dissection. Conclusion: Patients, who have no clinical evidence of nodal involvemen… Show more

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“…Standard guidelines are not avail-able because of its rarity. [23] Case series are important in terms of guiding the physicians in the absence of these guidelines. [24] Cooperative studies involving several treatment center are critical in these kind of rare tumors.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Standard guidelines are not avail-able because of its rarity. [23] Case series are important in terms of guiding the physicians in the absence of these guidelines. [24] Cooperative studies involving several treatment center are critical in these kind of rare tumors.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%