Clinical Significance of Preoperative Lymphoscintigraphy for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-196

  Ogasawara, Yutaka ^a   Yoshitomi, Seiji ^a   Sato, Shuhei ^a   Doihara, Hiroyoshi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

breast cancer; lymphoscintigraphy; sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

PHYTATE TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 46249109792     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.10.022     Document Type: Article

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