Invited commentary on Sadeghi, et al.: Sentinel lymph node biopsy in pediatric Wilms tumor.

J Pediatr Surg

Section of Pediatric Surgery, University of Michigan, CS Mott Children's Hospital, 1540 Hospital Drive, Ann Arbor MI 48109, United States. Electronic address:

Published: August 2022

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