Noninvasive detection of inguinofemoral lymph node metastases in squamous cell cancer of the vulva by L-[1-11C]-tyrosine positron emission tomography

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-146

  De Hullu, J A ^a   Pruim, J ^a   Que T H ^a   Aalders, J G ^a   Boonstra, H ^a   Vaalburg, W ^a   Hollema, H ^a   Van Der Zee, A G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lymph node metastases; Positron emission tomography; Vulvar cancer

Indexed keywords

CARBON 11; TRACER; TYROSINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MORBIDITY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VULVA CANCER;

EID: 0032945019     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1999.09909.x     Document Type: Article

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