Commentary on sentinel lymph node identification with technetium-99m tin colloid in non-small cell lung cancer

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 428-430

  Liptay, Michael J ^a  

^a EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M; TECHNETIUM TIN COLLOID TC 99M; TIN DERIVATIVE;

CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLOID; EDITORIAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOGRAPHY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE;

EID: 0036739642     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.126814     Document Type: Article

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