Sentinel node biopsy using blue dye and technetium99 in advanced gastric cancer: anatomical drainage and clinical application

Sentinel node biopsy using blue dye and technetium99 in advanced gastric cancer: anatomical drainage and clinical application

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Lymph node metastases are an independent prognosis factor in gastric carcinoma (GC) patients. Radical lymphadenectomy can improve survival but it can also increase surgical morbidity. As a principle, sentinel node (SN) navigation surgery can avoid unnecessary lymphadenectomy without compromising pro...

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Main Authors: F.A.V. Santos, A.P. Drummond-Lage, M.A. Rodrigues, M.A. Cabral, M.S. Pedrosa, H. Braga, A.J.A. Wainstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2016-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Gastric carcinoma
Sentinel lymph node
Biopsy
Stage
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2016000800701&lng=en&tlng=en

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