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Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma
The American Journal of Surgery, 1998The most powerful predictor of survival for patients with melanoma is the status of the regional lymph nodes. Sentinel lymph node biopsy may provide improved staging accuracy without the morbidity of elective lymph node dissection (ELND).Sixty-eight patients with intermediate thickness melanoma underwent gamma probe guided sentinel node biopsy without ...
Tammy L. Fisher +8 more
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Procedures
Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, 2017Accurate staging of many cancers with no clinical evidence of lymph node involvement is often a critical component of the management of such cancers and is generally and historically accomplished by accurate pathological assessment of multiple nodes.
Adina Alazraki +4 more
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy in cutaneous melanoma [PDF]
Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology, 2017 The management of melanoma is constantly evolving. New therapies and surgical advances have changed the landscape over the last years. Since being introduced by Dr Donald Morton, the role of sentinel lymph node has been debated. In many melanoma centers, sentinel node biopsy is not a standard of care for melanoma above 1 mm in thickness. The results of
Pietro Quaglino +8 more
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma
BMJ, 2015Useful only to a small minority of patients who have the procedure There are two diametrically opposed positions on the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the management of patients with melanoma. Either sentinel node biopsy affords patients with the best prognostic information and biopsy followed by complete lymph node dissection provides a ...
Catalin M. Popescu, Michael Bigby
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma
The Cancer Journal, 2012The technique of lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy for melanoma has emerged during the last 2 decades as a minimally invasive approach to evaluate regional lymph node basins in patients with intermediate- and high-risk primary cutaneous melanoma and has changed our approach to the clinically negative lymph node basin in melanoma ...
Genevieve M. Boland +1 more
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ANATOMY AND BIOPSY OF SENTINEL LYMPH NODES
Urologic Clinics of North America, 1992Lymphangiograms performed via the dorsal lymphatics of the penis demonstrate drainage into a specific lymph node center, the so-called sentinel lymph node, which is located close to the superficial epigastric vein between the latter and the superficial external pudendal vein.
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy using lymphoscintigraphy
Plastic Surgical Nursing, 1998ABSTRACTCancer surgery has existed as an elective treatment modality for more than 150 years, yet it is relatively unsophisticated in light of the advances seen in other medical disciplines. Using the nuclear medicine technique of lymphoscintigraphy (ie, mapping lymph nodes using a radioactive isotope), the surgeon can perform a sentinel lymph node ...
Noelle Geier +2 more
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2013
The utilization of sentinel lymph node biopsies in children is tumor specific and patient dependent. The technique is straightforward with little morbidity, and the means to perform this technique are neither expensive, nor labor intensive. Furthermore, the information gleaned can define the extent of disease, the scope of treatment, and its ...
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The utilization of sentinel lymph node biopsies in children is tumor specific and patient dependent. The technique is straightforward with little morbidity, and the means to perform this technique are neither expensive, nor labor intensive. Furthermore, the information gleaned can define the extent of disease, the scope of treatment, and its ...
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Techniques
2021Breast cancer is particularly recognized as highly unpredictible, even from early stages. Practice has shown the need for personalised treatment in cancer patients. It is mandatory, as it is highly useful, to establish the aggressiveness profile of a malignant breast tumor, in order to plan a targeted treatment.
Mihaela Radu +4 more
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Lymphatic Mapping And Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsies
Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 2000Once melanoma cells leave the skin and travel to the lymph nodes, they have metastasized, thereby reducing chances for the patient's long-term, disease-free survival. Methods for tracing and removing lymph nodes include elective lymph node dissection, lymphoscintigraphy, and sentinel lymph node biopsy. This article reviews the concepts, procedures, and
Pia Ali-Salaam, Stephan Ariyan
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