Sentinel node localization and biopsy in breast cancer

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-117

  Howard Alpe, G ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axillary lymph node dissection; Biopsy; Breast cancer; Lymphoscintography; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY;

EID: 0033037337     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.1999.9024     Document Type: Article

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