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Descriptor English:   Sentinel Lymph Node 
Descriptor Spanish:   Ganglio Linfático Centinela 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Linfonodo Sentinela 
Synonyms English:   Lymph Node, Sentinel
Lymph Nodes, Sentinel
Node, Sentinal
Nodes, Sentinal
Sentinal Node
Sentinal Nodes
Sentinel Lymph Nodes  
Tree Number:   A10.549.400.750
A15.382.520.604.412.750
Definition English:   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. 
See Related English:   Lymphatic Metastasis
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
 
History Note English:   2017 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DG diagnostic imaging
DE drug effects EM embryology
EN enzymology GD growth & development
IM immunology IN injuries
IR innervation ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
SU surgery TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   56265 
Unique Identifier:   D000071036 

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