title: Melanoma: Why is sentinel lymph node biopsy 'standard of care' for melanoma?
authors.affiliation: Surgery Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, CRC Room 3-5952, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Surgery Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, CRC Room 3-5952, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sherry
authors.affiliation: Surgery Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, CRC Room 3-5952, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
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