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Sentinel Node Biopsy (cont.)

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Media file 1: Sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with melanoma. Intraoperative left axillary sentinel lymph node seen after uptake with blue dye.
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Media file 2: After further dissection, the blue node is easily identifiable. This node was removed and contained a large amount of radioactive tracer.
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