Targeted High-Resolution Ultrasound Is Not an Effective Substitute for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients With Primary Cutaneous Melanoma

Amira Sanki; Roger F. Uren; Marc Moncrieff; Kayla Tran; Richard A Scolyer; Hui‐Yi Lin; John F. Thompson

doi:10.1200/jco.2008.21.4882

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Targeted High-Resolution Ultrasound Is Not an Effective Substitute for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients With Primary Cutaneous Melanoma

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US is not an appropriate substitute for SLN biopsy, but it is of value in preoperative SLN assessment and postoperative monitoring.

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