The influence of the extended indications for sentinel node biopsy on the identification of metastasis-free and metastatic sentinel nodes

Background and objective: Rates of sentinel node (SN) identification and metastasis-positive SNs were compared between the group with highly selective indications for sentinel node biopsy (SNB) and the group with merely no contraindications for SNB (Groups A and B, respectively). Materials and metho...

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Main Authors: Linas Martinaitis, Žilvinas Dambrauskas, Algirdas Boguševičius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-11-01
Series:Medicina
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1010660X15000889