Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
"Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A diagnostic procedure used to determine whether LYMPHATIC METASTASIS has occurred. The sentinel lymph node is the first lymph node to receive drainage from a neoplasm.
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D021701
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E01.370.225.500.384.100.580 E01.370.225.998.054.580 E01.370.388.100.580 E04.074.580 E04.446.819 E05.200.500.384.100.580 E05.200.998.054.580 E05.242.384.100.580
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy" by people in Profiles.
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Carpenter S, Fraser J, Fleming M, Gray R, Halyard M, Pockaj B. Optimal treatment of multiple ipsilateral primary breast cancers. Am J Surg. 2008 Oct; 196(4):530-6.