Popliteal lymphadenectomy for treating metastatic melanoma: case report
CONTEXT: Regional lymph node involvement in patients with malignant melanomas has been associated with poor prognosis. In-transit metastases also lead to poor long-term survival. Whereas for nodal disease only regional lymphadenectomy offers adequate locoregional control, for in-transit metastasis b...
Main Authors: | Sergio Renato Pais Costa, Sergio Henrique Couto Horta, Alexandre Cruz Henriques |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Paulista de Medicina
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Series: | São Paulo Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802008000400009&lng=en&tlng=en |
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