Variability of cutaneous lymphatic flow rates in melanoma patients

Melanoma Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 279-282

  Uren, R F ^a   Howman Giles, R B ^a   Thompson, J F ^b,c   Roberts, J ^a   Bernard, E ^a  

^a Missenden Medical Centre   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cutaneous melanoma; Lymph flow rates; Lymphoscintigraphy

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY TECHNETIUM SULFIDE TC 99M;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIMONY; BIOPSY; COLLOIDS; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MELANOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031810511     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-199806000-00012     Document Type: Article

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