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Skin Sentinel Node Biopsy - Spanish

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Title: Skin Sentinel Node Biopsy - Spanish
Description: Biopsia del ganglio centinela de la piel. El dibujo de tres paneles muestra una sustancia radiactiva o un tinte azul que se inyecta cerca del tumor (primer panel); la sustancia que se inyecta se identifica con la vista o con una sonda (panel del medio) y se extraen los ganglios centinelas (los primeros ganglios que absorben la sustancia) para determinar si tienen células cancerosas (último panel).

Biopsia del ganglio centinela de la piel. Se inyecta una sustancia radiactiva o un tinte azul cerca del tumor (primer panel); la sustancia que se inyecta se identifica con la vista o con una sonda (panel del medio) y se extraen los ganglios centinelas (los primeros ganglios que absorben la sustancia) para determinar si tienen células cancerosas (último panel).
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Topics/Categories: Anatomy -- Lymph Nodes
Anatomy -- Skin
Diagnosis -- Biopsy
Type: Color drawing
Source: National Cancer Institute
Author: Terese Winslow (artist)
AV Number: CDR597496
Date Created: September 24, 2008
Date Added: 11/18/2008
Reuse Restrictions: Yes - This image is copyright protected. Any use of this image is subject to prevailing copyright laws. U.S. Government has reuse rights. Please contact the rights holder of this image for permission requests.

Rights holder: Terese Winslow
Email: terese.winslow@mindspring.com

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