Isolated sentinel lymph node dissection with conservative management in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva: A prospective trial

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-70

  Moore, Richard G ^a   Robison, Katina ^a   Brown, Amy K ^b   DiSilvestro, Paul ^a   Steinhoff, Margaret ^a   Noto, Richard ^a   Brard, Laurent ^a   Granai, C O ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Groin dissection; Sentinel lymph node dissection; Squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR BIOPSY; VULVA CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELLULITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHEDEMA; METHYLENE BLUE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 40949103910     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.12.027     Document Type: Article

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