The Importance of SPECT/CT in Preoperative Localization of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in 2 Patients With Acral Melanoma in the Foot.
| Autor: | Zhang S; From the Departments of Dermatology., Zhu S, Hua S; Departments of General Surgery., Zou X; Orthopedics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China., Luo Y |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Clinical nuclear medicine [Clin Nucl Med] 2022 Jan 01; Vol. 47 (1), pp. e32-e33. |
| DOI: | 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003700 |
| Abstrakt: | Abstract: A 68-year-old woman with melanoma in the left heel underwent sentinel node lymphoscintigraphy and radioguided biopsy. The sentinel node lymphoscintigraphy with SPECT/CT detected 3 foci of increased activity in the popliteal fossa and inguinal region. When coregistered to CT, the sentinel node was localized in the inguinal region, and the popliteal foci were considered tracer retention in lymphatic vessel. In another patient with melanoma in the foot, sentinel node lymphoscintigraphy detected 3 foci of increased activity in the popliteal fossa and inguinal region, which were all identified to be nodal uptake in SPECT/CT. The sentinel node was finally localized in popliteal fossa in this patient. Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest and sources of funding: none declared. (Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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