Desmoplastic melanoma: The role of pure and mixed subtype in sentinel lymph node biopsy and survival

Abstract Background Desmoplastic melanoma (DM) is an uncommon type of melanoma. Two histological subtypes of DM can be distinguished: pure and mixed (PDM and MDM). We hypothesized that discrimination between these subtypes is associated with sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) status and survival. Met...

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Main Authors: Annelien E. Laeijendecker, Mary‐Ann El Sharouni, Vigfús Sigurdsson, Paul J. vanDiest
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2736