Implementation of new surgical technology: Outcome measures for lymphatic mapping of breast carcinoma

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 553-561

  Cox, Charles E ^a,b   Bass, Siddharth S ^a   Boulware, David ^b   Ku, NiNi K ^c   Berman, Claudia ^a   Reinigen, Douglas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Learning curves; New surgical technology; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

DYE; ISOSULFAN BLUE; SULFUR; TECHNETIUM 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; COMPETENCE; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SURGEON;

AXILLA; BIOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; MIDDLE AGED; ROSANILINE DYES;

EID: 0032841868     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10434-999-0553-y     Document Type: Article

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