Sentinel node biopsy in a patient with malignant melanoma of the under back

Autor:	Koichiro Oki, Ritsu Aoki, Kotoho Oki, Hiko Hyakusoku, Masahiro Murakami, Yukie Iwata
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Groin Lymph node drainage medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Melanoma Sentinel node medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Biopsy medicine In patient Skin cancer business Lymph node
Zdroj:	Skin Cancer. 17:31-37
ISSN:	1884-3549 0915-3535
Popis:	In patients with malignant melanoma, the site for lymph node dessection is now determined by the primary site of the tumor according to the standard of UICC. However, sometimes it is difficult to predict accurate lymph node drainage because the tumor occupies two or three lymph node areas, which Sappey called “Watershed” areas, such as the midline of the trunk. We applied the technique of sentinel node biopsy (SNB) using patent blue dye for the patient with malignant melanoma of the under back. It was possible to detect the lymph node drainage flowing not only to the groin area but also to the axillar area. We consider that SNB is one of the effective methods to determine the lymph node drainage of the tumor in so-called “Watershed” areas. [Skin Cancer (Japan) 2002; 17: 31-37]
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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