The Sentinel Node Concept in Melanoma and Breast Cancer : Relevancy and Therapeutic Consequences

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn , Issue 6, 2000, Pages 243-246

  Ferwerda, C C ^a   Statius Muller, M G ^a   Meijer, S ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; HUMAN; MELANOMA; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 0034328724     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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