Detection of micrometastasis in the sentinel lymph node via lymphoscintigraphy for a patient with in-transit metastatic melanoma

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 990-993

  Yang, Chih Hsun ^a   Yeh, Jiun Ting ^a   Lo, Yung Feng ^a   Kuo, Tseng Tong ^a   Tasi, Cheng Chien ^a   Kao, Pan Fu ^a   Chang, John Wen Cheng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HALLUX; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MELANOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN BIOPSY;

AGED; AMPUTATION; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; GROIN; HALLUX; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; LEG; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 0042736192     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2003.29269.x     Document Type: Article

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