Sentinel Lymph Nodes Scintigraphy
Guidelines
Lymphoscintigraphy and the Use of Intraoperative Gamma Probe for Sentinel Lymph Node Localization in Melanoma 1.0 (SNM) Nuklearmedizinische Wächter-Lymphknoten (sentinel lymph node; SLN) - Diagnostik (DGN) Quality Assurance of Intraoperative Gamma Probes (Version 1, issued July 2005 (BNMS) Lymphoscintigraphy for Sentinel Node Localisation in Breast Carcinoma (BNMS) American Society of Clinical Oncology Guideline Recommendations for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Teaching Material
Readings Patterns of lymphatic drainage from the skin in patients with melanoma ( J Nucl Med. 2003;44:570–582) Reliability of lymphoscintigraphy in indicating the number of sentinel nodes in melanoma patients. (Ann Surg Oncol ) Carbon dye histologically confirms the identity of sentinel lymph nodes in cutaneous melanoma (Cancer) Prediction of disease outcome in melanoma patients by molecular analysis of paraffin-embedded sentinel lymph nodes ( Clin Oncol) Evaluation and Localization of Lymphatic Drainage and Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Patients with Head and Neck Melanomas by Hybrid SPECT/CT Lymphoscintigraphic Imaging (JNMT)
Readings
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