Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

"Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D021701
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.500.384.100.580 E01.370.225.998.054.580 E01.370.388.100.580 E04.074.580 E04.446.819 E05.200.500.384.100.580 E05.200.998.054.580 E05.242.384.100.580
Concept/Terms	Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Lymph Node Biopsy, Sentinel Biopsy, Sentinel Lymph Node

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
Cytological Techniques [E01.370.225.500]
Cytodiagnosis [E01.370.225.500.384]
Biopsy [E01.370.225.500.384.100]
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy [E01.370.225.500.384.100.580]
Specimen Handling [E01.370.225.998]
Biopsy [E01.370.225.998.054]
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy [E01.370.225.998.054.580]
Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical [E01.370.388]
Biopsy [E01.370.388.100]
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy [E01.370.388.100.580]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Biopsy [E04.074]
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy [E04.074.580]
Lymph Node Excision [E04.446]
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy [E04.446.819]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
Cytological Techniques [E05.200.500]
Cytodiagnosis [E05.200.500.384]
Biopsy [E05.200.500.384.100]
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy [E05.200.500.384.100.580]
Specimen Handling [E05.200.998]
Biopsy [E05.200.998.054]
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy [E05.200.998.054.580]
Cytological Techniques [E05.242]
Cytodiagnosis [E05.242.384]
Biopsy [E05.242.384.100]
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy [E05.242.384.100.580]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy".

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	0	2	2
2006	0	1	1
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2011	0	1	1
2012	1	0	1
2014	1	2	3
2015	1	1	2
2016	1	3	4
2018	0	3	3
2019	0	1	1
2020	1	1	2
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	3	3
2025	1	0	1

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Stutz K, Mason H, Niakan S, Coulter AP, Casaubon J, Friedrich AU. The impact of surgical technique on the number of sentinel lymph nodes removed and its effect on complication rates. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2025 Apr; 210(3):605-613.

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Switalla KM, Boughey JC, Dimitroff K, Yau C, Ladores V, Yu H, Tchou J, Golshan M, Ahrendt G, Postlewait LM, Piltin M, Reyna CR, Matsen CB, Tuttle TM, Wallace AM, Arciero CA, Lee MC, Tseng J, Son J, Rao R, Sauder C, Naik A, Howard-McNatt M, Lancaster R, Norwood P, Esserman LJ, Mukhtar RA. Clipping the Positive Lymph Node in Patients with Clinically Node Positive Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Impact on Axillary Surgery in the ISPY-2 Clinical Trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct; 31(11):7249-7259.

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Hawryluk EB, Moustafa D, Barry KK, Bahrani E, Reusch DB, Brahmbhatt M, Chen L, Coughlin CC, Gerami P, Haddock E, Hook K, Humphrey SR, Kao PC, Kruse LL, Lawley LP, Mansour D, Marghoob AA, Nguyen J, Phung TL, Pope E, Raisanen T, Robinson S, Rogers T, Schmidt B, Tran G, Travis K, Wolner Z, London WB, Eichenfield LF, Huang J. Risk factors and outcomes of melanoma in children and adolescents: A retrospective multicenter study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Apr; 90(4):716-726.

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Chung SH, de Geus SWL, Shewmaker G, Romatoski KS, Drake FT, Ko NY, Merrill AL, Hirsch AE, Tseng JF, Sachs TE, Cassidy MR. Axillary Lymph Node Dissection is Associated with Improved Survival Among Men with Invasive Breast Cancer and Sentinel Node Metastasis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep; 30(9):5610-5618.

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Kim DY, Behbahani S, Hartman RI. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on melanoma presentation by facility type and region in the United States. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 07; 89(1):175-178.

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Ersoy E, Elsayad M, Pandiri M, Knee A, Cao QJ, Crisi GM. Intraoperative Lymph Node Assessment (Touch Preparation Only) for Metastatic Breast Carcinoma in Neoadjuvant and Non-neoadjuvant Settings. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2023 02 01; 147(2):149-158.

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Teller P, Nguyen TT, Tseng J, Allen L, Matsen CB, Bellavance E, Kaufman D, Hieken T, Nagel S, Patten C, Pomerenke L, Tevis SE, Sarantou T. Innovation in Breast Surgery: Practical and Ethical Considerations. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct; 29(10):6144-6150.

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Stiff KM, Jellinek N, Knackstedt TJ. A Call for Evidence-Based Conservative Management of Nail Unit Malignancies. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Apr 01; 149(4):720e-730e.

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de Carvalho CEB, Capuzzo R, Crovador C, Teixeira RJ, Laus AC, Carvalho AL, Vazquez VL. Near Infrared (NIR) Fluorescence is Not a Substitute for Lymphoscintigraphy and Gamma Probe for Melanoma Sentinel Node Detection: Results from a Prospective Trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Aug; 27(8):2906-2912.

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Tucker K, Staley SA, Gehrig PA, Soper JT, Boggess JF, Ivanova A, Rossi E. Defining the learning curve for successful staging with sentinel lymph node biopsy for endometrial cancer among surgeons at an academic institution. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2020 03; 30(3):346-351.

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