Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

"Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A diagnostic procedure used to determine whether LYMPHATIC METASTASIS has occurred. The SENTINEL LYMPH NODE is the first lymph node to receive drainage from a neoplasm.


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Bar chart showing 575 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 35 publications in 2006
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