Sentinel lymph node biopsy for cutaneous melanoma in a real life setting: analysis of 47 cases treated at a private clinic in Brazil

• Main Authors: Isabella Parente Almeida (Author), Maria Isabel Ramos Saraiva (Author), Maria Cristina de Lorenzo Messina (Author), João Pereira Duprat (Author), Luiz Guilherme Martins Castro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD), 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) status has been shown to be the strongest independent prognostic factor of cutaneous melanoma (CM) stage I-II patients. Few papers on CM at private clinics (PC) are available. Objective: To present clinical and histologic data, complications and frequency of SLN...