The hidden sentinel node and SPECT/CT in breast cancer patients
- 20 August 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
- Vol. 36 (1) , 6-11
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-008-0910-2
Abstract
In a minority of breast cancer patients, lymphoscintigraphy shows no lymphatic drainage and ‘hidden’ sentinel nodes may remain undiscovered. The purpose of this study was to explore the additional value of the recently introduced hybrid SPECT/CT in breast cancer patients with axillary non-visualisation on planar images. The role of blue dye and careful palpation of the axilla was evaluated in patients in whom axillary sentinel nodes remained hidden after SPECT/CT.Keywords
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