Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy in epidermoid carcinoma of the anal canal

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 890-894

  Gretschel, S ^a   Warnick, P ^a   Bembenek, A ^a   Dresel, S ^a   Koswig, S ^a   String, A ^a   Hunerbein M ^a   Schlag, P M ^a  

^a Section of Pathology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anal cancer; Clinical impact; Sentinel node biopsy

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; FLUOROURACIL; HEMATOXYLIN; MITOMYCIN C; NANOCOLL TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INGUINAL REGION; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC MAPPING; MALE; MESENTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; SCINTIGRAPHY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANUS NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 46949109404     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.11.013     Document Type: Article

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