Lymph node preparation in colorectal cancer. Ex vivo methylene blue injection as a novel technique to improve lymph node visualization;Lymphknotenpräparation bei kolorektalen karzinomen. Ex-vivo-methylenblau-injektion als neue technik zur lymphknotendarstellung

Pathologe

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 274-279

  Markl B ^a   Kerwel, T ^a   Jahnig H ^a   Anthuber, M ^a   Arnholdt, H ^a  

^a KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colorectal carcinoma; Lymph nodes; Methylene blue; Staging

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE;

ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; STAINING; TISSUE PREPARATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; METHYLENE BLUE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 46249103426     PISSN: 01728113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00292-007-0950-6     Document Type: Article

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