Journal article
Use of Lymphoscintigraphy With SPECT/CT for Sentinel Node Localization in a Case of Vaginal Melanoma
Clinical nuclear medicine, Vol.31(4), pp.201-202
04/2006
DOI: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000204201.69676.31
PMID: 16550011
Abstract
A 45-year-old woman with vaginal melanoma underwent Tc-99m sulfur colloid (filtered) lymphoscintigraphy with the acquisition of planar and SPECT/CT images for localization of a sentinel node before surgery. The study identified both inguinal and perirectal sentinel nodes, which proved beneficial in mapping potential anatomic spread of disease for staging and therapy planning. These results provide evidence for the use of routine SPECT/CT imaging for pelvic lymphoscintigraphic studies or as an adjunct tool for localizing sentinel nodes in cases that would not be demonstrated with planar imaging alone.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Use of Lymphoscintigraphy With SPECT/CT for Sentinel Node Localization in a Case of Vaginal Melanoma
- Creators
- Walter Kim - From the Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IAYusuf MendaJason WillisTwyla BartelMichael Graham
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical nuclear medicine, Vol.31(4), pp.201-202
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc
- DOI
- 10.1097/01.rlu.0000204201.69676.31
- PMID
- 16550011
- ISSN
- 0363-9762
- eISSN
- 1536-0229
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2006
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Radiation Oncology
- Record Identifier
- 9984047858202771
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