Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node detection in women with vaginal cancer

Abstract Objective To determine the patterns of lymphatic drainage from primary vaginal cancers utilizing lymphoscintigraphy and to determine if this clinical information would affect treatment planning. Methods For women with newly diagnosed vaginal cancer, pretreatment lymphatic mapping and sentin...

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Published in:	Gynecologic oncology Vol. 108; no. 3; pp. 478 - 481
Main Authors:	Frumovitz, Michael, Gayed, Isis W, Jhingran, Anuja, Euscher, Elizabeth D, Coleman, Robert L, Ramirez, Pedro T, Levenback, Charles F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-03-2008
Subjects:	Adenocarcinoma - pathology Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology Female Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Humans Lymph Nodes - diagnostic imaging Lymph Nodes - pathology Lymphatic mapping Lymphatic Metastasis Melanoma - pathology Middle Aged Obstetrics and Gynecology Pelvis - diagnostic imaging Pelvis - pathology Predictive Value of Tests Radionuclide Imaging - methods Retrospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy - methods Sentinel node Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid Vaginal cancer Vaginal Neoplasms - pathology Lymphatic mapping Sentinel node Vaginal cancer
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