Combined Methylene Blue Dye andRadioactive Tracer Technique for Sentinel Lymph Node Localization in Early Breast Cancer

Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy is a technique used to identify the axillary node most likely to contain tumor cells that have metastasized from a primarycarcinoma of the breast. This technique provides accurate staging with fewer complications than axillary dissection and may result in decre...

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Main Authors: Abdolrasoul Talei, Mohammad Haghighifard, Sedigheh Tahmasebi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2010-10-01
Series:Middle East Journal of Cancer
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Online Access:http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/32/84