Sentinel node biopsy in vulvar and vaginal melanoma: Presentation of six cases and a literature review

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 840-846

  Abramova, Liana ^a   Parekh, Jaysheree ^a   Irvin Jr , William P ^a   Rice, Laurel W ^a   Taylor Jr , Peyton T ^a   Anderson, Willie A ^a   Slingluff Jr , Craig L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Sentinel lymph nodes; Vaginal; Vulvar

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MELANOMA; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; VAGINA CANCER; VULVA CANCER;

EID: 0036840294     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02557519     Document Type: Article

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