Radiolocalization of the sentinel lymph node in merkel cell carcinoma: A clinical analysis of seven cases

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 251-254

  Ames, Suzanne E ^a   Krag, David N ^a   Brady, Mary S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma probe; Lymph node; Merkel cell carcinoma; Neuroendocrine carcinoma; Radiolocalization; Sentinel node; Staging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOIMMUNODETECTION; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID;

EID: 0031957972     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9098(199804)67:4<251::AID-JSO8>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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