Sentinel node biopsy is indicated for thin melanomas ≥0.76 mm.

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Published in Ann Surg Oncol on July 06, 2012

Authors

Dale Han1, Daohai Yu, Xiuhua Zhao, Suroosh S Marzban, Jane L Messina, Ricardo J Gonzalez, C Wayne Cruse, Amod A Sarnaik, Christopher Puleo, Vernon K Sondak, Jonathan S Zager

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.

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