Efficacy of methylene blue dye in localization of sentinel lymph node in breast cancer patients

Breast Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 388-391

  Nour, Ashraf ^a,b  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Low cost; Methylene blue dye; Sentinel node biopsy; Subareolar injection

Indexed keywords

ISOSULFAN BLUE; METHYLENE BLUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER LOCALIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY CANCER; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; METHYLENE BLUE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 4644344804     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2004.21360.x     Document Type: Article

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