Radioactivity thresholds for sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1101-1104

  Morota, S ^a   Koizumi, M ^a   Koyama, M ^a   Sugihara, T ^a   Tada, K I ^a   Miyagi, Y ^a   Nishimura, S I ^a   Makita, M ^a   Iwase, T ^a   Yoshimoto, M ^a   Kasumi, F ^a  

^a CANCER INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymph node metastasis; Sentinel node biopsy

Indexed keywords

PHYTATE TC 99M; RHENIUM TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; PHYTIC ACID; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RHENIUM; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33751164442     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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