Size of Metastasis in the Sentinel Node Predicts Additional Nodal Involvement in Penile Carcinoma

Journal of Urology

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 105-108

  Kroon, Bin K ^a   Nieweg, Omgo E ^a   van Boven, Hester ^a   Horenblas, Simon ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

biopsy; lymph nodes; lymphatic metastasis; penile neoplasms; penis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; INGUINAL REGION; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; MICROMETASTASIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PENIS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; GROIN; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; PENILE NEOPLASMS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 33744505412     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(06)00500-3     Document Type: Article

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