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SENTINEL LYMPH NODE [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lymphatic System
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

The first lymph node ("gland") to receive lymphatic drainage from a tumor.

CONT

Sentinel-lymph-node biopsy: Examination of the first lymph node ("gland") that receives lymphatic drainage from a tumor to learn whether that node does or does not have tumor cells within it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système lymphatique
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Théoriquement, le premier ganglion auquel aboutit le drainage lymphatique d'une tumeur primitive.

OBS

Ganglion lymphatique dont la métastase est fortement prédictive d'autres métastases ganglionnaires dans le territoire de drainage lymphatique.

Spanish

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