Sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy: A potentially valuable tool in the management of childhood extremity rhabdomyosarcoma

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 453-456

  McMulkin, H M ^a   Yanchar, N L ^a   Fernandez, C V ^a   Giacomantonio, C ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lymph node metastases; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; DYE; ISOSULFAN BLUE; TECHNETIUM 99M; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; METASTASIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, ALVEOLAR; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 0042338655     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-003-0956-y     Document Type: Article

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