title: Randomized surgical trials involving elective node dissection for melanoma.
authors.affiliation: City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Balch
mesh_terms: D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome