Sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer: An overview

Breast Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 299-305

  Reintgen, Douglas ^a   Giuliano, Rosemary ^a   Cox, Charles E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Micrometastases; Nodal staging; Sentinel lymph node; Staging

Indexed keywords

AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; REVIEW;

EID: 0033759638     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.2000.20057.x     Document Type: Review

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