Intraoperative sentinel lymph node mapping in non-small-cell lung cancer improves detection of micrometastases

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1984-1988

  Liptay, Michael J ^a   Grondin, Sean C ^a   Fry, Willard A ^a   Pozdol, Chris ^a   Carson, Doreine ^a   Knop, Carol ^a   Masters, Gregory A ^a   Perlman, Reid M ^a   Watkin, William ^a  

^a Section of Thoracic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID;

EID: 0037089625     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2002.08.041     Document Type: Article

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