Dynamic sentinel node biopsy for inguinal lymph node staging in patients with penile cancer: A systematic review and cumulative analysis of the literature

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2026-2034

  Neto, Ary Serpa ^a   Tobias Machado, Marcos ^a,b   Ficarra, Vincenzo ^c   Wroclawski, Marcelo Langer ^a,b   Amarante, Rodrigo Dal Moro ^a   Pompeo, Antônio Carlos Lima ^a   Giglio, Auro Del ^a,b  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENIS CANCER; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PENILE NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 80051552806     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1546-6     Document Type: Article

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