Lymphatic transfer studies with immunoglobulin scintigraphy after axillary surgery

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1052-1060

  O'Mahony, S ^a   Bennett Britton, T M ^a   Solanki, C K ^a   Ballinger, J R ^a   Pain, S J ^a   Mortimer, P S ^b   Purushotham, A D ^a   Peters, A M ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

99mTc Human IgG scintigraphy; Axillary lymph node clearance; Breast cancer; Lymphedema

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARM SWELLING; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER INVASION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 35548940807     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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