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Skin Sentinel Node Biopsy
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| Title: | Skin Sentinel Node Biopsy |
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| Description: | Sentinel lymph node biopsy of the skin. Three-panel illustration showing a radioactive substance and/or blue dye is injected near the tumor (first panel), the injected material is detected visually and/or with a probe (middle panel), and the sentinel nodes (the first lymph nodes to take up the material) are removed and checked for cancer cells (last 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: | CDR592566 |
| Date Created: | September 24, 2008 |
| Date Added: | 11/18/2008 |
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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 |
