Vital dye is enough for inguinal sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma patients

Acta Cirurgica Brasileira

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-15

  De Oliveira Filho, Renato Santos ^a,b   Da Silva, Allisson Monteiro ^a,b   Hochman, Bernardo ^a   De Oliveira, Renato Leão ^b   Arcuschin, Liliana ^b   Wagner, Jairo ^c   Yamaga, Lílian Yuri ^c   Ferreira, Lydia Masako ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Oncology Prevention Center   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dyes; Lymph Nodes; Lymphatic Vessels; Melanoma; Probe

Indexed keywords

DYE; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; PATENT BLUE DYE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LIMB INJURY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MICROMETASTASIS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 33645871862     PISSN: 01028650     EISSN: 16782674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-86502006000100004     Document Type: Article

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