Publications by authors named "Chantal Curtet"
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- The study evaluates the effectiveness of laparoscopic sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in staging patients with localized prostate cancer, emphasizing its role in detecting lymph node metastasis.
- 93 patients participated, achieving a 93.5% detection rate during surgery, with 19 patients confirmed to have lymph node metastases, indicating the method's potential for accurate diagnosis.
- Laparoscopic SLN biopsy allows for targeted removal of affected lymph nodes, reducing the need for extensive surgery while preserving the accuracy of staging, which is crucial for determining prognosis.
Background: 18-F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)FDG-PET) is useful in the detection of iodine-negative differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). The aim of this prospective study was to assess therapeutic impact of (18)FDG-PET imaging using a PET/computed tomography (CT) system in patients with iodine-negative recurrence of DTC.
Methods: From 2002 to 2006, patients with recurrence of DTC diagnosed by elevated thyroglobulin level and negative 131-I whole-body scan were included.
Purpose: This study was aimed at evaluating the spatial resolution and sensitivity of two hand-held gamma probes. Radioguided surgery was tested in seven patients with iodine-negative differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) recurrence using (18)F-FDG PET.
Methods: Two gamma probes were evaluated: Clerad's GammaSup with a collimated CsI(Tl) scintillator and Novelec's Modelo2 with a BGO scintillator.
Background: Fluorine 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG PET) can be used to visualize metastases in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma that does not take up radioiodine ((131)I). This study was aimed at evaluating the feasibility of (18)F-FDG radio-guided surgery in patients with radioiodine-negative differentiated thyroid cancer.
Methods: Ten patients received a mean activity of 265 MBq of (18)F-FDG 30 minutes before operation.
Unlabelled: Previous reports have shown that axillary sentinel lymph node (ASLN) radiodetection allows accurate axillary staging for patients with early breast cancer. Radioguided surgery implies the use of a gamma-probe to count the emitted radioactivity of marked ASLNs. Several gamma-probes are commercially available, each with its own properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Previous reports have shown that regional lymph node involvement in patients with early-stage breast carcinoma can be evaluated by resection of axillary sentinel lymph nodes (ASLN). Axillary lymphadenectomy may be unnecessary in the absence of ASLN involvement. In the current study, the authors compared the results of ASLN resection in patients with lobular invasive carcinoma (LIC) with the results from patients with ductal invasive carcinoma (DIC) in terms of detection rates and false-negative rates.
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