| sentinel node biopsy |
A procedure whereby the first node in the draining lymphatic basin is removed and examined by a pathologist for cancer cells
Ãâó: www.ehealthmd.com/library/melanoma/MEL_glossary.ht...
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| sentinel node biopsy |
Sampling of the lymph node into which the tumor is draining first to determine if a full lymph node exploration is needed.
Ãâó: medicineworld.org/cancer/breast/treatment/terms.ht...
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| sentinel c. |
a discrete protuberance within the crater of a peptic ulcer, usually representing a hemostatic clot in the vessel or a false aneurysm; pigmentation of the protuberance is often prognostic of rebleeding of the ulcer.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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| sentinel g. |
an enlarged lymph node, considered to be pathognomonic of some pathological condition elsewhere.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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| sentinel l. |
a distended loop of small intestine near the pancreas seen on plain films of the abdomen in acute pancreatitis.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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