[The technique of securing sentinel lymph nodes in tumors of the distal oesophagus and the stomach]

C Neoral; R Aujeský; V Král; J Klein; T Bohanes; R Vrba; P Koranda

[The technique of securing sentinel lymph nodes in tumors of the distal oesophagus and the stomach]

Rozhl Chir. 2005 Jun;84(6):307-9.

[Article in Czech]

Authors

C Neoral¹, R Aujeský, V Král, J Klein, T Bohanes, R Vrba, P Koranda

Affiliation

¹ I. chirurgická klinika FN a LF UP v Olomouci.

PMID: 16149226

Abstract

The authors discuss the technique of identification and biopsy of sentinel lymph nodes in tumors of the upper gastrointestinal tract. They describe difficulties and problems of the technique, in which the identified sentinel lymph node is obtained mainly employing endoscopical and minimally invasive techniques.

Publication types

English Abstract
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology*
Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy* / methods
Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*
Stomach Neoplasms / surgery