Sentinel node dissection in vulvar cancer

Amy Hakim1, Keith Y. Terada
1Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Suite 420, 333 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.

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