Management of sentinel lymph nodes in malignant skin tumors using dynamic lymphoscintigraphy and the single-photon-emission computed tomography/computed tomography combined system

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 214-220

  Ishihara, Tsuyoshi ^a   Kaguchi, Atsushi ^a   Matsushita, Shigeto ^a   Shiraishi, Shinya ^a   Tomiguchi, Seiji ^a   Yamashita, Yasuyuki ^a   Kageshita, Toshiro ^a   Ono, Tomomichi ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Combined system; Dynamic lymphoscintigraphy; Melanoma; Sentinel lymph node; Single photon emission computed tomography; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

DYE; PHYTATE TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL REGION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; MELANOMA; MICROMETASTASIS; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SKIN CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 33746108916     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-005-0554-1     Document Type: Article

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