Sentinel node biopsy in local anaesthesia in patients with head and neck Merkel cell carcinoma

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 205-210

  Koljonen, Virve ^a,b   Suominen, Sinikka ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Toolo Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Local anaesthesia; Merkel cell carcinoma; Metastasis; Microvascular free flap; Sentinel node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ALBURES; NANOCOLL TC 99M; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN FLAP;

EID: 38348999208     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: 14350130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-007-0171-5     Document Type: Article

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