New approach to anal cancer: Individualized therapy based on sentinel lymph node biopsy

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 44, 2012, Pages 6349-6356

  De Nardi, Paola ^a   Carvello, Michele ^a   Staudacher, Carlo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anal carcinomal; Lymphnode metastasis; Sentinel lymphnode; Tumor staging

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN; TECHNETIUM 99M; TRACER;

ANUS CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; IRRADIATION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 84873932752     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i44.6349     Document Type: Editorial

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