Sampling of sentinel lymph nodes: A simulation study

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 187-194

  Celasun, Bülent ^a   Mumcuoǧlu, Erkan Ü ^b   Kalkan, Habil ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Metastasis; Sampling studies; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 24144440919     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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