Sentinel lymph node dissection for breast cancer: How many nodes are enough and which technique is optimal?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 330-333

  Woznick, Amy ^a   Franco, Marianne ^a   Bendick, Philip ^a   Benitez, Pamela R ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms (surgery); Lymphatic mapping; Lymphoscintigraphy; Sentinel lymph node; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ISOSULFAN BLUE; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M; TRACER;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORING AGENTS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 33144489886     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.10.031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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