The Utility of Intraoperative Handheld Gamma Camera for Detection of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Melanoma

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ÖZKAN E., EROĞLU A.

NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING, cilt.49, sa.4, ss.318-320, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s13139-015-0341-5
  • Dergi Adı: NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.318-320
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Melanoma, Handheld gamma camera, Radionuclide imaging, Sentinel lymph node biopsy
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Accurate identification of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) is an important prognostic factor for melanoma. In a minority of cases drainage to interval nodal basins, such as the epitrochlear region, are possible. Intraoperative handheld gamma cameras have been used to detect SLNs which are located in different anatomical localizations. In this case we report the utility of an intraoperative handheld gamma camera in the localization of epitrochlear drainage of distal upper extremity melanoma and its impact on surgical procedure.