August 7, 2009 — Adding 1% lidocaine to the radiocolloid injections used in sentinel- lymph-node (SLN) mapping in patients with early breast cancer significantly improves patient comfort during the ...
The sentinel lymph node (SLN) is the lymph node that represents the 'gate-keeper' of the lymphatic basin; it is the first node to receive lymphatic drainage from the site of the primary tumor. SLN ...
Background: The benefits of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for breast cancer patients with histologically negative axillary nodes, in whom axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is thereby avoided, ...
Reston, Va. - Determining whether breast cancer has spread to sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) is key to prognosis and treatment, making SLN mapping critical. The blue dyes commonly used to identify SLNs ...
Trends of Utilization of Systemic Therapies for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Canadian Health Care System Lymph node involvement is one of the most important factors influencing recurrence ...
Endometrial cancer (EC) has an increasing incidence worldwide, with lymph node metastases as the main prognostic factor. Systemic lymphadenectomy is connected with elevated morbidity. Sentinel lymph ...
The diagnostic and therapeutic approach to axillary lymph nodes is considered indispensable in the treatment of breast cancer patients. To investigate the effectiveness of 3D freehand SPECT (fhSPECT) ...
A recent study demonstrates the effectiveness and safety of Tc-99m-rituximab, a new SLN radiotracer, that targets the antigen CD20, which is expressed extensively in lymph nodes. Determining whether ...