Can sentinel node navigation surgery reduce the extent of lymph node dissection in gastric cancer?

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 90-93

  Aikou, T ^a   Higashi, H ^a   Natsugoe, S ^a   Hokita, S ^a   Baba, M ^a   Tako, S ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Early gastric cancer; Lymph node dissection; Micrometastasis; Sentinel node navigation surgery

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; DYE; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; METHYLENE BLUE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; STOMACH CANCER;

COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; KERATINS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034774182     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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