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  • Title: Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma: critical assessment at its twentieth anniversary.
    Author: Ross MI, Thompson JF, Gershenwald JE.
    Journal: Surg Oncol Clin N Am; 2011 Jan; 20(1):57-78. PubMed ID: 21111959.
    Abstract:
    The technique of lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy was introduced 20 years ago as an important advance in the management of patients with stage I and II melanoma. After 2 decades of experience, SLN biopsy and the practice of selective lymphadenectomy represents a minimally invasive standard of care that facilitates the accurate staging of the clinically negative regional lymph node basin, provides durable regional disease control, and improves survival in node-positive patients.
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