Subareolar injection may be more accurate than other techniques for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 942-947

  D'Eredita', Giovanni ^a,b   Ferrarese, Filippo ^a   Cecere, Vincenzo ^a   Massa, Sara Tiziana ^a   De Carne, Francesco ^a   Fabiano, Gennaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymphatic mapping; Sentinel lymph node biopsy; Subareolar injection

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; TECHNETIUM 99M; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MACROSALB TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNETIUM TC 99M NANOCOLLOID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STAINING; TECHNIQUE; ADULT; AGED; AXILLA; BREAST TUMOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INJECTION; LYMPH NODE; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLE; PATHOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 1542649529     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/ASO.2003.01.022     Document Type: Article

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