The evaluation of the sentinel node successfully conducted in a case of malignant melanoma of the vagina

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 387-389

  Nakagawa, Shunsuke ^a   Koga, Kaori ^a   Kugu, Koji ^a   Tsutsumi, Osamu ^a   Taketani, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blue dye; Malignant melanoma; Sentinel node; Vagina

Indexed keywords

DYE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; VAGINA; VAGINA CARCINOMA;

EID: 0036447421     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2002.6763     Document Type: Article

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