The sentinel node concept in early cervical cancer performs well in tumors smaller than 2 cm

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 266-269

  Darlin, Lotten ^a,b   Persson, Jan ^a,b   Bossmar, Thomas ^a,b   Lindahl, Bengt ^a,b   Kannisto, Päivi ^a,b   Måsbäck, Anna ^a,b   Borgfeldt, Christer ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Gamma probe; Human; Lymphoscintigram; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN TC 99M COLLOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950187542     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2010.01.035     Document Type: Article

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