The sentinel lymph node: Relevance in gynaecological cancers

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 866-874

  Adib, T ^a   Barton, D P J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Gynaecological; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

IRON OXIDE; TECHNETIUM 99M; TRACER;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAPAROSCOPY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY CANCER; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; STANDARDIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VULVA CANCER;

FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 33749182483     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.03.039     Document Type: Article

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