The use of intraoperative radiolymphoscintigraphy for sentinel node biopsy in patients with malignant melanoma

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 715-720

  Glass, L F ^a,b   Messina, J L ^a   Cruse, W ^a   Wells, K ^a   Rapaport, D ^a   Miliotes, G ^a   Berman, C ^a   Reintgen, D ^a   Fenske, N A ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SURGERY;

EID: 0029785285     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1996.tb00623.x     Document Type: Article

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