Sentinel lymph node excision with or without preoperative hybrid single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) in melanoma: study protocol for a multicentric randomized controlled trial

Sentinel lymph node excision with or without preoperative hybrid single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) in melanoma: study protocol for a multicentric randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Melanoma has become a growing interdisciplinary problem in public health worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, the incidence of melanoma is increasing faster than any other cancer in the world. Because melanoma metastasizes early into the regional lymph nodes, se...

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Main Authors: Ingo Stoffels, Ken Herrmann, Jan Rekowski, Philipp Jansen, Dirk Schadendorf, Andreas Stang, Joachim Klode
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Malignant melanoma
Sentinel lymph node excision
SPECT/CT
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3197-7

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