Sentinel Lymph Node

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.

Year introduced: 2017

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Tree Number(s): A10.549.400.750, A15.382.520.604.412.750

MeSH Unique ID: D000071036

Entry Terms:

• Lymph Node, Sentinel
• Lymph Nodes, Sentinel
• Sentinel Lymph Nodes
• Sentinal Node
• Node, Sentinal
• Nodes, Sentinal
• Sentinal Nodes

Previous Indexing:

• Lymph Nodes (1980-2016)
• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (1999-2016)

See Also:

• Lymphatic Metastasis
• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

All MeSH Categories
Anatomy Category
Tissues
Lymphoid Tissue
Lymph Nodes
Sentinel Lymph Node

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Anatomy Category
Hemic and Immune Systems
Immune System
Lymphatic System
Lymphoid Tissue
Lymph Nodes
Sentinel Lymph Node