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SPRINGER Selective Sentinel Lymphadenectomy For Human Solid Cancer 2005 Edition by LEONG, STANLEY P. L
First book to apply the concept of SSL to the majority of human cancers Revolutionary new concept that might significantly transform surgical cancer treatment Focuses on cancer metastasis and explores the biological frontier of micro metastasis Includes illustrations by experts in the field on how to successfully perform SSL The Development of Lymphatic Mapping and Selective Lymphadenectomy.- Role of Lymphoscintigraphy for Selective Sentinel Lymphadenectomy.- Selective Sentinel Lymphadenectomy for Malignant Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, and Squamous Cell Carcinoma.- Selective Sentinel Lymphadenectomy for Breast Cancer.- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Colon and Rectal Cancer.- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Esophageal and Gastric Cancer.- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Lung Cancer.- Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Lymphadenectomy in Urology.- Selective Sentinel Lymphadenectomy for Gynecologic Cancer.- Selective Sentinel Lymphadenectomy for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.- Accurate Evaluation of Nodal Tissues for the Presence of Tumor is Central to the Sentinel Node Approach.- Molecular Diagnosis of Micrometastasis in the Sentinel Lymph Node.- Credentialing of Nuclear Medicine Physicians, Surgeons, and Pathologists as a Multidisciplinary Team for Selective Sentinel Lymphadenectomy.- Selective Sentinel Lymphadenectomy: Progress to Date and Prospects for the Future.