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. 2020 Apr-Jun;35(2):181-184.
doi: 10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_194_19. Epub 2020 Mar 12.

A Case of Left Groin Lymphocele Postoperatively

Shekhar Vinod Shikare  1   2 , Ahmed El-Hakeem  1   2
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A Case of Left Groin Lymphocele Postoperatively

Shekhar Vinod Shikare et al. Indian J Nucl Med. 2020 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Many surgical procedures may injure lymphatic channels unexpectedly, such as lymph node dissections, transplantations, and vessel reconstructions, and will lead to iatrogenic lymphatic leakage. We hereby present a case of postoperative lymphocele diagnosed more precisely by single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT fusion imaging.

Keywords: Lymphocele; lymphoscintigraphy; single-photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography imaging.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Static 10 min and 2 h images showing focal area of abnormal tracer accumulation in the left groin region (arrows)
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Figure 2
Static 5 and 24 h images showing large focal area of tracer accumulation in the left groin region (arrows)
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Figure 3
Single-photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography fused images showing lymphocele in the left groin region (arrows)
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Figure 4
Single-photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography fused images showing large lymphocele in the left groin region (arrow)
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Figure 5
Single-photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography fused images showing large lymphocele in the left groin region
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