Lymph drainage studied by lymphoscintigraphy in the arms after sentinel node biopsy compared with axillary lymph node dissection following conservative breast cancer surgery

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 488-495

  Celebioglu, F ^a   Perbeck, L ^b   Frisell, J ^b   Grondal E ^b   Svensson, L ^b   Danielsson, R ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arm volume; Breast cancer; Lymphedema; Lymphoscintigraphy; Sentinel node biopsy

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN; SURGERY; TUMORS;

ARM VOLUMES; BREAST CANCER; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; SENTINEL NODE BIOPSY (SNB);

BIOPSY;

ARM; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

ARM; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 34249108906     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850701305440     Document Type: Article

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