The sentinel node concept in prostate cancer: Present reality and future prospects

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 451-456

  Egawa, M ^a   Fukuda, M ^a   Takashima, H ^a   Misaki, T ^a   Kinuya, K ^a   Terahata, S ^a  

^a TONAMI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lymph node dissection; Prostatic neoplasm; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349163471     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.44246     Document Type: Review

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