Sentinel node biopsy in melanoma patients: Dynamic lymphoscintigraphy followed by intraoperative gamma probe and vital dye guidance

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 788-793

  Pijpers, Rik ^a   Borgstein, Paul J ^a   Meijer, Sybren ^a   Hoekstra, Otto S ^a   Van Hattum, Lex H ^a   Teule, Gerrit J J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VITAL STAIN;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 0030930407     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900307     Document Type: Article

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