Open AccessAustralian general practitioners’ attitudes and knowledge of sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma management
Author(s) -
Caroline Watts,
Andrea L. Smith,
Sam Robinson,
Chiao Han Chang,
Chris Goumas,
Helen Schmid,
John W. Kelly,
Angela Hong,
Richard A. Scolyer,
Georgina V. Long,
Andrew Spillane,
Michael A. Henderson,
David Gyorki,
Victoria Mar,
Rachael L. Morton,
Robyn P.M. Saw,
Alexander H. R. Varey,
Graham J. Mann,
John F. Thompson,
Anne E. Cust
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2208-794X
pISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/ajgp-10-19-5138
Subject(s) - sentinel lymph node , biopsy , melanoma , medicine , sentinel node , general surgery , cancer , cancer research , breast cancer
In Australia, the uptake of the sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) appears low despite clinical practice guideline recommendations. The aim of this study was to describe the knowledge and attitudes of general practitioners (GPs) to SLNB.