title: The role of elective lymph node dissection in malignant melanoma: who should undergo this nodal staging procedure?
authors.affiliation: Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612-9497, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reintgen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*