title: Sentinel lymphadenectomy for melanoma--is it a substitute for elective lymphadenectomy?
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Balch
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016019:Survival Analysis