Prognostic Significance of Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prognostic Studies

Aim. To assess through a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature the prognostic implication of sentinel lymph node mapping in Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). Materials and Methods. PubMed and SCOPUS databases were searched by using “Merkel AND sentinel” as keywords. All studies with progn...

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Main Authors: Ramin Sadeghi, Zohreh Adinehpoor, Masoud Maleki, Babak Fallahi, Luca Giovanella, Giorgio Treglia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/489536