The ability of lymphoscintigraphy to direct sentinel node biopsy in the clinically N0 neck for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 75, Issue 900, 2002, Pages 950-958

  Ross, G L ^a   Soutar, D S ^a   Shoaib, T ^a   Camilleri, I G ^a   MacDonald, D G ^b   Robertson, A G ^c   Bessent, R G ^a   Gray, H W ^b  

^a CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN TC 99M COLLOID; DYE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EVALUATION; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOGRAPHY; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; METASTASIS; OCCULT CANCER; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOISOTOPE DIAGNOSIS; SCINTILLATION PROBE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0036970089     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.75.900.750950     Document Type: Article

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