Role of routine preoperative lymphoscintigraphy in sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 238-243

  Goyal, Amit ^a   Newcombe, Robert G ^a   Mansel, Robert E ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymphatic mapping; Lymphoscintigraphy; Lymphoscintiscan; Sentinel lymph node biopsy; SN, sentinel lymph node; SNB, sentinel node biopsy

Indexed keywords

DISULFINE BLUE; DYE; NANOCOLL; NANOCOLL TC 99M; RADIOISOTOPE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BREAST CANCER; COLLOID; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GAMMA SCINTIGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEARNING; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LYMPH NODES; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 12344261605     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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