title: The history of sentinel lymph node biopsy.
abstract: The sentinel node biopsy technique, developed by Drs Donald Morton and Alistair Cochran and reported in 1992, undoubtedly constitutes the most important recent development in surgical oncology. This article describes the evolution of the procedure and its contribution to the evolution of modern multidisciplinary cancer care and discusses its present role in the management of patients with melanoma, breast cancer, and a wide range of other malignancies.
authors.affiliation: From the *Melanoma Institute Australia and †The Mater Hospital, North Sydney; ‡Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown; §Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney; ∥Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Ultrasound, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Omgo E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Nieweg
authors.forename: Roger F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Uren
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000266:history*