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Descriptor English: Sentinel Lymph Node
Descriptor Spanish: Ganglio Linfático Centinela
Descriptor ganglio linfático centinela
Entry term(s) ganglio centinela
Scope note: Primer ganglio linfático en recibir el drenaje desde el tumor primario. La BIOPSIA DEL GANGLIO LINFÁTICO CENTINELA se efectúa para la determinación precoz de METÁSTASIS puesto que las células tumorales aparecen primero en el ganglio centinela.
Descriptor Portuguese: Linfonodo Sentinela
Descriptor French: Noeud lymphatique sentinelle
Entry term(s): Lymph Node, Sentinel
Lymph Nodes, Sentinel
Node, Sentinal
Nodes, Sentinal
Sentinal Node
Sentinal Nodes
Sentinel Lymph Nodes
Tree number(s): A10.549.400.750
A15.382.520.604.412.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000071036
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Lymph Nodes (1980-2016)
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (1999-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
Related: Lymphatic Metastasis MeSH
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy MeSH
DeCS ID: 56265
Unique ID: D000071036
NLM Classification: WH 700
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/08
Revision Date: 2016/02/26
Sentinel Lymph Node - Preferred
Concept UI M000612947
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Sentinel Lymph Node
Entry term(s) Lymph Node, Sentinel
Lymph Nodes, Sentinel
Node, Sentinal
Nodes, Sentinal
Sentinal Node
Sentinal Nodes
Sentinel Lymph Nodes



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