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Review
. 2010 Feb 1;101(2):184-90.
doi: 10.1002/jso.21439.

SPECT/CT for preoperative sentinel node localization

Lenka Vermeeren  1 , Iris M C van der Ploeg, Renato A Valdés Olmos, Willem Meinhardt, W Martin C Klop, Bin B R Kroon, Omgo E Nieweg
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Review

SPECT/CT for preoperative sentinel node localization

Lenka Vermeeren et al. J Surg Oncol. .

Abstract

The value of SPECT/CT for detection and localization of sentinel nodes is reviewed. SPECT/CT depicts extra sentinel nodes and identifies non-nodal tracer accumulation. SPECT/CT is indicated in patients with complex lymphatic drainage as often present in patients with head, neck and scapular melanoma, breast cancer patients with extra-axillary sentinel nodes and patients with tumors draining to pelvic nodes. SPECT/CT also clarifies the drainage pattern of inconclusive conventional images (non-visualization or unclear location of the nodes).

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