Intramammary sentinel lymph node preoperative identification with SPECT/CT in a patient with breast cancer. Clinical meaning and relevance;Identificación preoperatoria mediante SPECT/TAC de un ganglio centinela, intrama

Revista Espanola de Medicina Nuclear

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-103

  Andres A ^a   Prats, E ^a   Santapau, A ^a   Tardin L ^a   Razola, P ^a   Parra, A ^a   Rambalde, E F ^a   Banzo, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Intramammary lymph nodes; Sentinel lymph nodes; SPECT CT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BREAST CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; METASTASIS; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 79952816287     PISSN: 02126982     EISSN: 1578200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1578-200X(11)70014-6     Document Type: Article

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