Sentinel Lymph Node

Portvaktskörtel

Engelsk definition

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.

Svenska synonymer

Sentinel lymfkörtel

Engelska synonymer

Lymph Node, Sentinel — Lymph Nodes, Sentinel — Sentinel Lymph Nodes — Sentinal Node — Node, Sentinal — Nodes, Sentinal — Sentinal Nodes