The isolated gamma probe technique for sentinel node penile carcinoma detection is unreliable

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-63

  Gonzaga Silva, Lucio F ^a,b   Tavares, Jose M ^a   Freitas, Fernando C ^a   Tomas Filho, Manoel E ^a   Oliveira, Vladmir P ^a   Lima, Marcos V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gamma probe technique; Lymphatic metastasis; Penile cancer; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947401020     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1677-55382007000100009     Document Type: Article

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