Failure of sentinel node identification following neo-adjuvant chemo-radiotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 433-434

  Levavi, H ^a,d   Sabah, G ^a   Hardoff, R ^b   Koren, C ^c   Gutman, H ^d  

^a Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Israel)

^b Department of Nuclear Medicine ^*  (Israel)

^c Institute of Oncology   (Israel)

^d RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Lymphoscintigraphy; Sentinel node; Vulvar cancer

Indexed keywords

DISULFINE BLUE; FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN C;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SYMPTOM; VULVA CARCINOMA;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0141886337     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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