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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 5/2014

01-05-2014 | Melanomas

The Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Uncertainty Prevails

Authors: John F. Thompson, MD, George Hruby, MBChB

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 5/2014

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Excerpt

“Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. Certainty is an absurd one.”–Voltaire …
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Metadata
Title
The Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Uncertainty Prevails
Authors
John F. Thompson, MD
George Hruby, MBChB
Publication date
01-05-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 5/2014
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-014-3587-8

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