Lymph Node Dissection
8 Lymph Node Dissection Daniel C. Thomas and Dale Han INDICATIONS Lymphadenectomy is indicated for the treatment of macroscopic or microscopic melanoma metastatic to associated nodal basin draining…
Radiation Therapy
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Epidemiology and Screening of Pigmented Lesions
1 Epidemiology and Screening of Pigmented Lesions Veronica J. Shi and Jonathan Scott Leventhal INTRODUCTION Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes that typically develop in the skin…
Surgical Principles of Intramedullary Lengthening
and Mark T. Dahl2 (1) Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California – Irvine, Orange, CA, USA (2) Limb Length and Deformity Correction Clinics, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare and University of Minnesota,…
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and Mark T. Dahl2 (1) Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California – Irvine, Orange, CA, USA (2) Limb Length and Deformity Correction Clinics, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare and University of Minnesota,…
