False-negative sentinel lymph node biopsy resulting from obstruction of lymphatic basin by nodal metastasis: A case report of malignant melanoma

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1121-1124

  Iwata, Hiroaki ^a   Kamiya, Hideki ^b   Kitajima, Yasuo ^b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kizawa Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTATE TECHNETIUM TIN TC 99M;

ADULT; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EXCISION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; MELANOMA; OBSTRUCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EYELID NEOPLASMS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 80355144644     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.01181.x     Document Type: Letter

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