title: [Historical background and current status of the researches on sentinel node concept].
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University.
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitajima
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends