Application of Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Node Biopsy in Surgical Oncology

Sadeghi, Ramin; Zarifmahmoudi, Leili

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-39457-8_11

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“…The increased uptake duration in lymphoscintigraphy varies according to the location, characteristics and size of the tumor, the patient's neoadjuvant treatment, Body Mass Index (BMI), and the distance between the breast tissue and the axilla [4,14]. increased uptake is observed in early SPECT images in a group of patients, and not observed in others.…”

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The Effects of Modified Lymphoscintigraphy Techniques on Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Success During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period

KSEL¹,

ulcu

2020

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Background Sampling of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) in breast cancer provides accurate information about the condition of the axilla in 95% of cases. Technically in detecting SLN; radioactive substance, dyers or both are used. During the COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, delayed images were not taken in lymphoscintigraphy to reduce the risk of transmission by shortening the waiting time in our center. In this study, the effects of early and delayed lymphoscintigraphic images and only early images on our clinical practice were evaluated. Methods We investigated the data of 147 patients in this study who underwent SLNB due to early-stage breast cancer at our institute during the COVID-19 pandemic period (March/April/May 2020) and within 3 months before the pandemic were evaluated. Results Patients were divided into two groups, before pandemic (BP) and pandemic period (PP). BP consisted of patients whose early and delayed images were taken in lymphoscintigraphy whereas PP consisted of those with early images only. There were 74 patients in the BP group and 73 patients in the PP group. Discussion/Conclusions In the present study, we believe that if technically possible, delayed images taken during the lymphoscintigraphy can assist the surgeon in terms of SLN detection and the number of SLNs removed.

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The Effects of Modified Lymphoscintigraphy Techniques on Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Success During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period

KSEL¹,

ulcu

2020

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“…The increased uptake duration in lymphoscintigraphy varies according to the location, characteristics and size of the tumor, the patient's neoadjuvant treatment, Body Mass Index (BMI), and the distance between the breast tissue and the axilla [4,20]. Increased uptake is observed in early SPECT images in a group of patients, and not observed in others.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%