Prevention of an additional surgery for regional lymphadenectomy in melanoma: rapid intraoperative immunostaining of sentinel lymph node imprint smears

Prevention of an additional surgery for regional lymphadenectomy in melanoma: rapid intraoperative immunostaining of sentinel lymph node imprint smears

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is performed at many institutions and is considered a standard of care in the management of cutaneous melanoma. The discriminatory immunostaining pattern with the 'MCW Melanoma Cocktail' (a...

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Main Authors: Campbell Bruce H, Walker Alonzo, Neuberg Marcelle, Komorowski Richard, Shidham Vinod B, Chang Chung-Che, Dzwierzynski William W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-09-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
Online Access:http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/1/1/32

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