Comparison between 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Regional Lymph Nodal Staging in Patients with Melanoma: A Review of the Literature

Autor: Paoletta Mirk, Giorgio Treglia, Marco Salsano, Pietro Basile, Alessandro Giordano, Lorenzo Bonomo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Radiology Research and Practice, Vol 2011 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-1941
2090-195X
DOI: 10.1155/2011/912504
Popis: Aim. to compare 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) to sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for regional lymph nodal staging in patients with melanoma. Methods. We performed a literature review discussing original articles which compared FDG-PET to SLNB for regional lymph nodal staging in patients with melanoma. Results and Conclusions. There is consensus in the literature that FDG-PET cannot replace SLNB for regional lymph nodal staging in patients with melanoma.
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