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Sentinel Lymph Node

Known as: Lymph Nodes, Sentinel, Lymph Node, Sentinel, Sentinel Lymph Nodes 
The first lymph node that is affected by cancer spread from the primary site. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is part of the staging work-up to determine… 
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
IMPORTANCE Sentinel lymph node (SLN) surgery provides reliable nodal staging information with less morbidity than axillary lymph… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
CONTEXT Sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) accurately identifies nodal metastasis of early breast cancer, but it is not clear… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Background and Objective:Sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) has eliminated the need for axillary dissection (ALND) in patients… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The mechanisms of tumor metastasis to the sentinel lymph nodes are poorly understood. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
PURPOSE To compare the effect of pathologic sentinel lymph node (SLN) status with that of other known prognostic factors on… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
BACKGROUND Axillary lymph node dissection is an established component of the surgical treatment of breast cancer, and is an…