A comparison of the adverse reactions associated with isosulfan blue versus methylene blue dye in sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 277-278

  Aydogan, Fatih ^a   Celik, Varol ^a   Uras, Cihan ^a   Salihoglu, Ziya ^a   Topuz, Ufuk ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOSULFAN BLUE; METHYLENE BLUE;

BREAST CANCER; CAPSULAR CONTRACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRACTURE; LETTER; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORING AGENTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHYLENE BLUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROSANILINE DYES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 38049033769     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.03.008     Document Type: Letter

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