Evaluation of Planar Scintimammography with 99mTc-MIBI in the Detection of Axillary Lymph Node Metastases of Breast Carcinoma
Autor: | Peter Aspelin, L. Perbeck, Rimma Danielsson, B. Boné |
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Rok vydání: | 1999 |
Předmět: |
Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
medicine.medical_specialty Mammary gland Breast Neoplasms Sensitivity and Specificity Technetium (99mTc) sestamibi Metastasis Diagnosis Differential medicine Carcinoma Humans Mammography Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Prospective Studies Diagnostic Errors Radionuclide Imaging Lymph node Scintimammography Radiological and Ultrasound Technology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Lymphatic Metastasis Axilla Female Lymph Nodes Radiology Radiopharmaceuticals business Breast carcinoma Carcinoma in Situ medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Acta Radiologica. 40:491-495 |
ISSN: | 1600-0455 0284-1851 |
DOI: | 10.3109/02841859909175573 |
Popis: | Purpose: the aim of our prospective study was to evaluate the role of planar scintimammography with 99mTc-MIBI in detecting axillary lymph node metastases in women with primary breast carcinoma. Material and Methods: Fifty-eight patients underwent scintimammography prior to axillary lymph node dissection. Ten minutes after injection of 700 MBq 99mTc-MIBI, two prone lateral projections were obtained, followed by a supine anterior projection. Sixty-one axillae (3 bilateral) were operated upon and the status of the lymph nodes verified with histopathology. the scintigraphic result was compared to the histopathologic findings. Results: A sensitivity of 67% and a specificity of 80% of planar scintimammography in detecting axillary lymph node metastases were achieved. Conclusion: Scintimammography with 99mTc-MIBI is not recommended as a routine method for the detection of axillary lymph node metastases in patients with breast carcinoma. |
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