Sentinel lymph node procedure - A valid selection criterion?

Swiss Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 214-216

  Rodier, J F ^a   Janser, J C ^a   Routiot, T ^a   David, E ^a  

^a CENTRE PAUL STRAUSS   (France)

Author keywords

Blue dye; Breast cancer; Lymphatic mapping; Lymphoscintigraphy; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOGRAPHY; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; BIOPSY; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATHOLOGY;

BIOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 0032590206     PISSN: 10239332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1023-9332.5.5.214     Document Type: Article

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