Keio University
Researchers discuss future applications of sentinel node technology
Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, May 7th, 2004
According to a study from Japan, "The sentinel node (SN) concept was originally proposed by several pioneers in the middle of the last century. After Donald Morton and his colleagues demonstrated the clinical significance of the SN concept in melanoma, it attracted vast attention in surgical oncology."
"At recent international conferences, a number of new approaches in this field for various solid tumors have been reported. Now, there are several possible applications with different technological aspects, such as individualized surgical management...
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