Sentinel lymph node mapping in colon cancer

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1721-1729

  Tuech, J J ^a   Pessaux, P ^b   Regenet, N ^b   Bergamaschi, R ^b   Colson, A ^a  

^a Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg   (France)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Colon carcinoma; Lymphatic mapping; Sentinel lymph node; Staging

Indexed keywords

CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; COLON CANCER; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

COLONIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 17744386332     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-9031-6     Document Type: Review

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