Lymphatic mapping in endometrial cancer: A literature review of current techniques and results

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1163-1168

  Khoury Collado, F ^a   Abu Rustum, N R ^b  

^a LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial carcinoma; Lymphatic mapping; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

DYE; TECHNETIUM;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPHATIC MAPPING; MICROMETASTASIS; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; UTERINE CERVIX;

ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS;

EID: 54549125998     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.01188.x     Document Type: Article

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