Sentinel node localisation: A new prospective in the treatment of nodal melanoma metastases

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-32

  Gcnnari, Roberto ^a  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gamma detection probe; Lymph node metastases; Lymphadenectomy; Melanoma; Patent blue dye; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; PARAFFIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING; SKIN TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PROGNOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033160647     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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