Different criteria for radioactive sentinel lymph nodes has different impact on sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer patients

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 635-639

  Song, Xiang Yang ^a   Yuan, Xiao Ming ^a   Chen, Wen Jun ^a   Pan, Tao ^a   Xie, Shu Duo ^a   Qin, Chuan ^a   Lou, Chen ^a   Jin, Mei ^a   Wang, Lin Bo ^a   Wu, Jin Min ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Criteria; Sentinel lymph node; Sulfur colloid

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; EX VIVO STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID;

EID: 34250710504     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20757     Document Type: Article

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