Can lymphoscintigraphy and gamma probe method in sentinel node biopsy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma obviate the disadvantages of the blue-dye method?

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 815-816

  Peparini, N ^a   Di Matteo, F M ^a   Tartaglia, F ^a   Maturo, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; NANOCOLL TC 99M;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LETTER; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTILLATION PROBE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY;

CARCINOMA; COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34447092005     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.12.008     Document Type: Letter

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