Sentinel Lymph Node [sentinelová uzlina]

topical
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Terms

Sentinal Node

Definition

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.

DUI
D000071036 MeSH Browser
CUI
M000612947
Previous indexing
Lymph Nodes (1980-2016); Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (1999-2016)
History note
2017
Public note
2017

A Anatomy
A10 Tissues 372
A10.549 Lymphoid Tissue 139
A10.549.400 Lymph Nodes 1 084
A10.549.400.500 Germinal Center 10
A10.549.400.750 Sentinel Lymph Node 53
A15.382 Immune System 1 579
A15.382.520 Lymphatic System 549
A15.382.520.604 Lymphoid Tissue 139
A15.382.520.604.412 Lymph Nodes 1 084
A15.382.520.604.412.500 Germinal Center 10
A15.382.520.604.412.750 Sentinel Lymph Node 53