Open AccessDermal Injection of Radioactive Colloid Is Superior to Peritumoral Injection for Breast Cancer Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Results of a Multiinstitutional Study
Author(s) -
Kelly M. McMasters,
Sandra L. Wong,
Robert C.G. Martin,
Celia Chao,
Todd M. Tuttle,
R. Dirk Noyes,
David J. Carlson,
Alison L. Laidley,
Terre Q. McGlothin,
P. Ley,
Charles S. Brown,
R. M. Glaser,
Robert C. Pennington,
Peter S. Turk,
Diana Simpson,
Patricia B. Cerrito,
Michael J. Edwards
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200105000-00012
Subject(s) - medicine , sentinel lymph node , breast cancer , biopsy , lymph , axillary lymph node dissection , lymph node , nuclear medicine , gamma probe , cancer , surgery , radiology , pathology
To determine the optimal radioactive colloid injection technique for sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy for breast cancer.