Development of sentinel node targeting technique in breast cancer patients

Breast Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 67-74

  Krag, David N ^a   Ashikaga, Takamaru ^a   Harlow, Seth P ^a   Weaver, Donald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymph node; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN TC 99M COLLOID; DEXTRAN 40; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031924489     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.1998.420067.x     Document Type: Article

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