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11568570

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-9-24
pubmed:abstractText
Because sentinel lymph nodes are the first lymph nodes that drain a primary cancer site, results of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy indicate status of the regional lymph nodes. Preoperative lymphoscintigraphy and intraoperative combined application of the handheld gamma probe and blue-dye technique (i.e., the "combined technique") was used previously to accurately identify the SLN, mostly in melanoma of the extremities and trunk and, sometimes, in melanoma of the head or neck, which is anatomically complex. Because of this complexity, melanoma in the head or neck is inherently problematic to treat: Localization of the SLN can be difficult or impossible because the primary cancer site can be near or overlapping the nodal basin. The objective of the present study was to determine the technical modifications and other considerations that can make SLN localization feasible in cases of melanoma occurring near or overlapping the nodal basin in the head or neck.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0023-852X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
111
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1366-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Use of low-dose technetium Tc 99m sulfur colloid to locate sentinel lymph nodes in melanoma of the head and neck: preliminary study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 280 West MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94611-5693, U.S.A.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article