Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy - ț̢
A diagnostic procedure used to determine whether LYMPHATIC METASTASIS has occurred. The sentinel lymph node is the first lymph node to receive drainage from a neoplasm.
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Sentinel Surveillance - ț̢
Monitoring of rate of occurrence of specific conditions to assess the stability or change in health levels of a population. It is also the study of disease rates in a specific cohort, geographic area, population subgroup, etc. to estimate trends in larger population. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)
Synonyms : Event, Sentinel Health, Events, Sentinel Health, Health Event, Sentinel, Health Events, Sentinel, Sentinel Health Events, Sentinel Surveillances, Surveillance, Sentinel, Surveillances, Sentinel