Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Cutaneous Head and Neck Melanoma: Mapping the Parotid Gland.

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Published in Ann Surg Oncol on May 23, 2006

Authors

Antonio I Picon1, Daniel G Coit1, Ashok R Shaha2, Mary S Brady1, Jay O Boyle2, Bhuvanesh B Singh2, Richard J Wong2, Klaus J Busam3, Jatin P Shah2, Dennis H Kraus4

Author Affiliations

1: Gastric and Mixed Tumors Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, 10021.
2: Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, P.O. Box 285, New York, New York, 10021.
3: Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, 10021.
4: Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, P.O. Box 285, New York, New York, 10021. krausd@mskcc.org.

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