Sentinel lymph nodes in cancer of the oral cavity - Isolated tumour cells

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 65-69

  Thomsen, Jorn Bo ^a   Sørensen, Jens Ahm ^a   Krogdahl, Annelise ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Classification; Lymph nodes; Lymphatic metastasis; Neoplasm circulating cells; Neoplasm staging; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CELL ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENDRITIC CELL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; METASTASIS; MICROMETASTASIS; MOUTH CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR CELL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 12444347366     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2004.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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