"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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