Sentinel lymph node radiolocalization and biopsy in oral cavity and oropharynx mucosal squamous cell carcinoma

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 590-594

  Stefanicka, P ^a   Profant, M ^a   Duchaj, B ^b   Valach, M ^c   Gal, V ^c   Dolezal, P ^a   Barta, T ^a  

^a University ENT Department   (Slovakia)

^b ST ELIZABETH CANCER INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^c Alfa medical Pathology   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Elective neck dissection; Handheld gamma probe; Head and neck cancer; Lymphoscintigraphy; Occult metastasis; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MACROSALB TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OROPHARYNX TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 78650015827     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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