Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2019 Purpose of the study: The usefulness of sentinel lymph node biopsy in thick melanomas is debated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible prognostic significance of sentinel lymph node biopsy in T4 melanoma patients and to verify whether this ...
Borgognoni L +7 more
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Does preoperative axillary staging lead to overtreatment of women with screen detected breast cancer? [PDF]
, 2013 Aim To determine the impact of pre-operative axillary ultrasound staging in a screen detected breast cancer population Materials and Method Ultrasound and needle biopsy staging results alongside reference standard sentinel lymph node biopsy and ...
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Comparative evaluation of [(99m)tc]tilmanocept for sentinel lymph node mapping in breast cancer patients: results of two phase 3 trials. [PDF]
, 2013 BackgroundSentinel lymph node (SLN) surgery is used worldwide for staging breast cancer patients and helps limit axillary lymph node dissection.
Avisar, Eli +15 more
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Ultrasound mapping of lymph node and subcutaneous metastases in patients with cutaneous melanoma: Results of a prospective multicenter study [PDF]
, 2006 Background: Ultrasound (sonography, B-mode sonography, ultrasonography) examination improves the sensitivity in more than 25% compared to the clinical palpation, especially after surgery on the regional lymph node area.
Blum, A. +5 more
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Indocyanine green utility in sentinel node detection for cervical cancer patients [PDF]
, 2019 With wide implementation of screening tests for the Human Papilloma Virus, the number of diagnosed cases of premalignant or early stages of cervical cancer has increased considerably.
Bacalbașa, Nicolae +4 more
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Oncology Reviews, 2012 Sentinel lymph node biopsy is now accepted as the initial approach for women with early stage breast cancer with clinically node-negative disease. We performed a pooled analysis of trials comparing axillary lymph node dissection to sentinel lymph node ...
Fausto Petrelli +2 more
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Dual-modality photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging system for noninvasive sentinel lymph node detection in patients with breast cancer [PDF]
, 2014 The detection of regional lymph node metastases is important in cancer staging as it guides the prognosis of the patient and the strategy for treatment.
Appelton, Catherine +7 more
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Prostate lymphoscintigraphy and radio-guided surgery for sentinel lymph node identification in prostate cancer - Technique and results of the first 350 cases [PDF]
, 2003 Introduction: Having in mind the promising results of lymphoscintigraphy and intraoperative gamma probe application for the detection of sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) in malignant melanoma, breast and penis cancer, we tried to identify the SLN in prostate ...
Graf, Gerhard +8 more
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SPECT/CT in Localization of Sentinel Lymph Node of Skin Tumors
Xiehe Yixue Zazhi, 2023 Objective Sentinel node lymphoscintigraphy and biopsy is an essential procedure in theranostics of skin tumors.The aim of this study is to determine the role of SPECT/CT in localization of sentinel lymph node of skin tumors.
ZHU Shikun, ZHANG Shu, LUO Yaping
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The Role of Lymph Node Fine-Needle Aspiration in Penile Cancer in the Sentinel Node Era [PDF]
, 2011 Penile squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an uncommon condition in Western countries. Inguinal lymph nodes dissection can be curative in 20%–60% of node positive patients.
Maria Carmen Mir +3 more
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