History of sentinel node and validation of the technique

Sentinel node biopsy is a minimally invasive technique to select patients with occult lymph node metastases who may benefit from further regional or systemic therapy. The sentinel node is the first lymph node reached by metastasising cells from a primary tumour. Attempts to remove this node with a p...

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Main Authors: Tanis, Pieter J, Nieweg, Omgo E, Valdés Olmos, Renato A, Th Rutgers, Emiel J, Kroon, Bin BR
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2001
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC139441/