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Is Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Appropriate in Patients With Thin Melanomas: Too Early To Tell?

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  1. Sydney Melanoma Unit and Melanoma and Skin Cancer Research Institute, Sydney Cancer Centre, Gloucester House, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia

    John F. Thompson MD & Helen M. Shaw PhD

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia

    John F. Thompson MD & Helen M. Shaw PhD

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Thompson, J.F., Shaw, H.M. Is Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Appropriate in Patients With Thin Melanomas: Too Early To Tell?. Ann Surg Oncol 13, 279–281 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1245/ASO.2006.08.927

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