Impact of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma: Results of a prospective study and review of the literature

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 433-440

  Maza, Sofiane ^a   Trefzer, Uwe ^a   Hofmann, Maja ^a   Schneider, Silke ^a   Voit, Christiane ^a   Krössin, Thomas ^a   Zander, Andreas ^a   Audring, Heike ^a   Sterry, Wolfram ^a   Munz, Dieter L ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lymphoscintigraphy; Merkel cell carcinoma; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 20; NANOCOLL TC 99M;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; METASTASIS; REVIEW; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33645846319     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-005-0014-1     Document Type: Review

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