Gamma probe-directed lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy in primary melanoma: Reliability of the procedure and analysis of failures after long-term follow-up
Autor: | Lawrence C. Swayne, Thomas J. Smith, Jory G. Magidson, Errol J. Britto, Aaron H. Chevinsky, Ira A. Jacobs |
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Rok vydání: | 2001 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Skin Neoplasms medicine.medical_treatment Sentinel lymph node medicine Humans Gamma Cameras Radionuclide Imaging Melanoma Lymph node Aged Aged 80 and over Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy business.industry Reproducibility of Results General Medicine Middle Aged Sentinel node medicine.disease Surgery Axilla medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology Lymphatic Metastasis Seroma Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid Lymph Node Excision Female Lymphadenectomy Lymph Nodes business Neck Follow-Up Studies Gamma probe |
Zdroj: | Journal of Surgical Oncology. 77:157-164 |
ISSN: | 1096-9098 0022-4790 |
Popis: | Background and Objectives Some patients presenting with cutaneous malignant melanoma without palpable adenopathy have regional metastatic disease. The results of a prospective clinical study of γ probe-directed sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy are presented. Methods Over a 3-year period, 103 patients with a diagnosis of invasive primary cutaneous malignant melanoma (Breslow > 0.12 mm or > Clark level II) underwent preoperative lymphoscintigraphy with technetium sulfur colloid followed by γ-probe-guided sentinel lymphadenectomy. There were 46 women and 57 men with a mean age of 55.7 years (range, 19–91). Results Mean Breslow thickness was 2.3 mm (range, 0.12–10 mm). Primary locations were head and neck in 12, trunk 46, upper extremity 19, and lower extremity in 26. One hundred sixteen lymph node basins were mapped in 103 patients. Axillary, inguinal, and cervical nodal basins comprised 55, 34, and 11% of the total basins evaluated, respectively. Sixty-eight patients (66%) underwent lymphatic mapping of one regional nodal basin, 27 patients (26%) underwent synchronous lymphatic mapping of 2 regional nodal basins, 6 patients (6%) underwent synchronous lymphatic mapping of 3 regional nodal basins, and 2 patients (2%) underwent synchronous lymphatic mapping of 4 regional nodal basins. Seroma or infection did not occur in any patients. Micrometastatic disease was identified in 15 sentinel lymph node biopsy sites in 13 (10%) patients. Of 10 patients undergoing lymph node dissection, 9(90%) had no additional pathological lymph node involvement. We achieved 99% success rate, 1% rate of failed sentinel node procedure, and 8% false-negative rate after median follow-up for 2 years. Conclusions We concluded that γ probe-directed sentinel lymph node biopsy is a straightforward procedure which can be done in the outpatient setting and facilitates management of patients with cutaneous malignant melanoma. It allows the surgeon to identify all basins at risk for metastatic disease and the location of the sentinel node(s) in relation to the basin. J. Surg. Oncol. 2001;77:157–164. © 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
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