Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Esophageal Cancer: Should It Be Standard of Care?

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1762-1768

  Thompson, Sarah K ^a,b   Bartholomeusz, Dylan ^b   Jamieson, Glyn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Esophagectomy; Immunohistochemistry; Lymph node; Lymphoscintigraphy; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COHORT STUDIES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STANDARD OF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053121952     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1634-3     Document Type: Article

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