Lymphatic mapping to tailor selective lymphadenectomy in cN0 tongue carcinoma: Beyond the sentinel node concept

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 900-905

  De Cicco, C ^a   Trifiro G ^a   Calabrese, L ^a   Bruschini, R ^a   Ferrari, M E ^a   Travaini, L L ^a   Fiorenza, M ^a   Viale, G ^b   Chiesa, F ^a   Paganelli, G ^a  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lymphatic mapping; Lymphoscintigraphy; Neck dissection; Radiocolloid; Tongue carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; LYMPHOSCINT; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; NECK; NECK DISSECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TOMOGRAPHY; TONGUE CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TONGUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33746447350     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-006-0088-4     Document Type: Article

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