Lymphoscintigraphy in breast cancer: A short review about the impact on upper limb after surgical treatment

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue SPECIALISSUE, 2008, Pages 83-89

  Bergmann, Anke ^a   de Resende, Juliana Miranda Dutra ^a   Santos Filho, Sebastião David ^b   Bello, Marcelo Adeodato ^a   de Oliveira, Juliana Flavia ^a   Palestro, Christopher J ^c   Bernardo Filho, Mario ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymphedema; Lymphoscintigraphy; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350347068     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 16784324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89132008000700014     Document Type: Article

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