Is sentinel lymph node dissection an appropriate standard of care for low-stage endometrial cancers? A review of the literature

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 139-150

  Levinson, Kimberly L ^a   Escobar, Pedro F ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Isosulfan blue; Lymphedema; Radioisotope; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 84886565893     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000353897     Document Type: Review

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