Call for a balanced view on sentinel node biopsy for melanoma
| Autor: | Mary Wain, Jenny L. C. Geh, Danuta Orlowska, Ciaran Healy, Mark Harries, Eduardo Calonje, N. R. Attard, Michael O'Doherty, Katie E. Lacy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Melanoma General Medicine Sentinel node Unnecessary Procedures medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Biopsy medicine Humans Lymph Node Excision Radiology business Lymph node Early Detection of Cancer |
| Zdroj: | BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 346 |
| ISSN: | 1756-1833 |
| Popis: | The title of Torjesen’s article could be misleading.1 Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) is a staging tool used to provide patients with the best available information,2 and is a well established prognostic test. Our research shows that patients want information on prognosis.3 Lymph node status is the most meaningful prognostic indicator and SNB the most sensitive … |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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