Sentinel lymph node detection in patients with early-stage breast cancer: Comparison of periareolar and subdermal/peritumoral injection techniques

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 220-225

  Pelosi, Ettore ^a,b   Bellò, Marilena ^b   Giors, Monica ^b   Ala, Ada ^b   Giani, Roberto ^b   Bussone, Riccardo ^b   Bisi, Gianni ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymphatic mapping; Periareolar injection; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

COLLOID TC 99M; DYE; TRACER; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MACROSALB TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNETIUM TC 99M NANOCOLLOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; INJECTION; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLE; PATHOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 1542399605     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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