Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer patients after overnight migration of radiolabelled sulphur colloid

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 947, 2004, Pages 546-550

  Lamichhane, N ^a   Shen, K W ^b   Li, C L ^c   Han, Q X ^b   Zhang, Y J ^b   Shao, Z M ^b   Shen, Z Z ^b  

^a B P Koirala Mem Mem Cancer Hosp   (Nepal)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI CANCER CENTER   (China)

^c ZHONGSHAN HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFUR; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID;

EID: 4644279959     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2003.016311     Document Type: Article

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