Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma: How many radioactive nodes should be removed?

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 192-197

  McMasters, K M ^a   Reintgen, D S ^a   Ross, M I ^a   Wong, S L ^a   Gershenwald, J E ^a   Krag, D N ^a   Noyes, R D ^a   Viar, V ^a   Cerrito, P B ^a   Edwards, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Entinel lymph node; Lymphatic mapping; Melanoma; Ymph node dissection; Ymphoscintigraphy

Indexed keywords

ISOSULFAN BLUE; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; STAINING;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; ROSANILINE DYES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID;

EID: 0035074358     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/aso.2001.8.3.192     Document Type: Article

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