Lymphoscintigraphy in the study of lymphatic drainage patterns in patients with melanoma;La linfogammagrafía en el estudio de los patrones de drenaje iinfático en los pacientes con melanoma

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 281-284

  Paradelo Garcia, Cristina ^a   Fraile, Manel ^a   Ferréndiz, Carlos ^a   Alastrué, Antoni ^a   Bigatà, Xavier ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Lymphatic drainage; Lymphoscintigraphy; Melanoma; Staging

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MELANOMA; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MELANOMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID;

EID: 0033581239     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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