Sentinel lymph node metastasis in experimental melanoma: Relationships among primary tumor size, lymphatic vessel diameter and 99mTc-labeled human serum albumin clearance

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-168

  Nathanson, S David ^a,c   Anaya, Patricia ^a   Avery, Mary ^a   Hetzel, Fred W ^b   Sarantou, Terry ^a   Havstad, Suzanne ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymph clearance; Metastasis; Radionuclide; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

ANILINE BLUE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE; MACROSALB TC 99M;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; EXPERIMENTAL MELANOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; METASTASIS; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 0031087237     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02303800     Document Type: Article

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