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Inguinal or inguino-iliac/obturator lymph node dissection after positive inguinal sentinel lymph node in patients with cutaneous melanoma Cover

Inguinal or inguino-iliac/obturator lymph node dissection after positive inguinal sentinel lymph node in patients with cutaneous melanoma

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|Jul 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-012-0041-z | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 258 - 264
Published on: Jul 24, 2012
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2012 Nebojsa Glumac, Marko Hocevar, Vesna Zadnik, Marko Snoj, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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