Non-visualization of sentinel lymph nodes in penile carcinoma

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1096-1099

  Kroon, Bin K ^a   Valdés Olmos, Renato ^a   Nieweg, Omgo E ^a   Horenblas, Simon ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lymphatic system; Penile neoplasms; Radionuclide studies; Scintigraphy; Sentinel node concept

Indexed keywords

COLLOID TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLLOID; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL REGION; INJECTION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PALPATION; PENIS CARCINOMA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; PENILE NEOPLASMS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 25144495545     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-005-1822-z     Document Type: Article

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