Linked Life Data

1951904

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/1951904

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-12-18
pubmed:abstractText
Lymphoscintigraphy was performed on 82 patients with melanoma registered at the University Melanoma Clinic. From these data, precise lymphatic drainage basins could be drawn for the head, neck, shoulder, and trunk. These drawings differed significantly from the classic anatomic studies, providing a functional look at the cutaneous lymphatic drainage. This new method correlates much better with clinical experiences and demonstrates much larger areas of ambiguous drainage than previously reported. Data from the lymphoscintigrams also emphasize the individuality of cutaneous lymphatic flow. The implications of these data in planning elective node dissections for intermediate thickness melanomas are obvious, since it is estimated that up to 59% of the dissections for trunk and head and neck primary melanomas may be misdirected if based on classic anatomic studies. The data indicate that all patients with head, neck, and shoulder lesions should undergo lymphoscintigraphy to define possible drainage basins at risk for metastatic disease. Similarly, truncal lesions require scintigrams except when they are within four well-defined areas with an extremely low probability of ambiguous drainage. Lesions in these areas show very reliable and predictable drainage to a single nodal group.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-9610
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
162
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
432-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Redefinition of cutaneous lymphatic drainage with the use of lymphoscintigraphy for malignant melanoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Tampa 33682-0179.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article