| Descriptor English: | Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Biopsia del Ganglio Linfático Centinela                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Biópsia de Linfonodo Sentinela | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Biopsie de noeud lymphatique sentinelle | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Biopsy, Sentinel Lymph Node Lymph Node Biopsy, Sentinel  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        E01.370.225.500.384.100.580 E01.370.225.998.054.580 E01.370.388.100.580 E04.074.580 E04.446.819 E05.200.500.384.100.580 E05.200.998.054.580 E05.242.384.100.580  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D021701 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A diagnostic procedure used to determine whether LYMPHATIC METASTASIS has occurred. The SENTINEL LYMPH NODE is the first lymph node to receive drainage from a neoplasm. | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AE                                                            adverse effects CL classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology RH rehabilitation SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Biopsy (1966-2000) | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2001 | 
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| History Note: | 2001 | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Lymphatic Metastasis
                                            MeSH                                             Sentinel Lymph Node MeSH  | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 35392 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D021701 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2001/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2000/07/05 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/01/20 | 
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                        Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0355040 | 
                                
| Scope note | A diagnostic procedure used to determine whether LYMPHATIC METASTASIS has occurred. The SENTINEL LYMPH NODE is the first lymph node to receive drainage from a neoplasm. | 
| Preferred term | Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Biopsy, Sentinel Lymph Node                                                 Lymph Node Biopsy, Sentinel  | 
                                
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