RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Hoyle, Brian
T1 SNLB Guidelines, Risks, Benefits, and Predictive and Prognostic Value
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2013
FD SAGE Publications
VO 13
IS 6
SP 6
OP 7
DO 10.1177/155989771306001
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/6/6.abstract
AB This article provides an overview of the fundamentals of recent guidelines concerning sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in melanoma. It goes on to discuss the risk of recurrence associated with positive, and negative SLNB results and the value of SLNB for thin melanomas (T1, Breslow thickness =1.00 mm),