"Sentinel Lymph Node" 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.
First lymph node to receive drainage from the primary tumor. SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY is performed to determine early METASTASIS status because cancer cells may appear first in the sentinel node.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071036
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.549.400.750 A15.382.520.604.412.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Sentinel Lymph Node- Sentinel Lymph Node
- Lymph Node, Sentinel
- Lymph Nodes, Sentinel
- Sentinel Lymph Nodes
- Sentinal Node
- Node, Sentinal
- Nodes, Sentinal
- Sentinal Nodes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sentinel Lymph Node" by people in Profiles.
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Sentinel lymph node status and oncological outcomes of high-risk and low-risk cutaneous primary melanoma. World J Surg Oncol. 2026 Mar 13; 24(1).
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Fluorescent-guided surgery and the use of indocyanine green sentinel lymph node mapping in the pediatric and young adult oncology population. Cancer. 2023 Dec 15; 129(24):3962-3970.
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Formal Lymphadenectomy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Single Center Experience of 86 Consecutive Cases. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct; 29(11):7092-7100.
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How Do Pathologists in Academic Institutions Across the United States and Canada Evaluate Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer? A Practice Survey. Am J Clin Pathol. 2021 Nov 08; 156(6):980-988.
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A nomogram to predict node positivity in patients with thin melanomas helps inform shared patient decision making. J Surg Oncol. 2019 Dec; 120(7):1276-1283.
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy in head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 03; 66(3):e27532.
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Management of Regional Lymph Nodes in Melanoma: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Society of Surgical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Feb; 25(2):356-377.
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Pre-SN Ultrasound-FNAC for Lymph Node Metastases in Melanoma Patients: A Reply. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 12; 24(Suppl 3):663-664.
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A unique gene expression signature is significantly differentially expressed in tumor-positive or tumor-negative sentinel lymph nodes in patients with melanoma. Melanoma Res. 2017 10; 27(5):429-438.
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Detection of lymph node metastases in pediatric and adolescent/young adult sarcoma: Sentinel lymph node biopsy versus fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging-A prospective trial. Cancer. 2017 Jan 01; 123(1):155-160.