Intraoperative lymphatic mapping for early-stage melanoma of the head and neck**,*
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Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Head and Neck Surgeons, Cancún, Mexico, April 10–12, 1997.
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Supported by grant CA 29605 from the National Cancer Institute and by funding from the Wrather Family Foundation (Los Angeles) and the Steele Foundation (Phoenix).
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Dr. Essner is a recipient of an American Cancer Society Career Development Award.