Medical Dictionary
sentinel node
noun
variants: or
sentinel lymph node
Medical Definition of sentinel node
: the first lymph node to receive lymphatic drainage from the site of a primary tumor studies concluded that sentinel node biopsy can predict whether axillary node metastasis is present—Lecia M. Apantaku the use of sentinel nodes for pathologic staging of bladder cancer—Anne Scheck
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