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Breast Cancer
Usefulness of routine preoperative lymphoscintigraphy questioned
April 28th, 2005
Routine preoperative lymphoscintigraphy may not always be necessary. "Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) is rapidly emerging as the preferred technique for nodal staging in breast cancer. When radioactive colloid is used, a preoperative lymphoscintiscan is obtained to case sentinel lymph node (SN) identification. This study evaluates whether preoperative lymphoscintigraphy adds diagnostic accuracy to offset the additional time and cost required," scientists in Wales report. "Eight hundred twenty three breast cancer patients underwent SNB based on lymphoscintigraphy, intraoperative gamma probe detection, and blue dye mapping using 99 mTc-nanocolloid and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-04-28)
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