The impact of nonvisualization of sentinel nodes on lymphoscintigraphy in breast cancer

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 533-538

  Rousseau, C ^a   Classe, J M ^a   Campion, L ^a   Curtet, C ^a   Dravet, F ^a   Pioud, R ^a   Sagan, C ^a   Bridji, B ^a   Resche, I ^a  

^a CENTRE RENÉ GAUDUCHEAU   (France)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymphoscintigraphy; Probe; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 21244463181     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/ASO.2005.07.014     Document Type: Article

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