Retrospective analysis of the diagnostic effectiveness of the sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in vulvar cancer.

Objectives: Inguinal lymphadenectomy used in the treatment of vulvar cancer often results in complications, such as lymphoedema or abnormal wound healing. Aim of this study was assessment of the diagnostic effectiveness of the sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) procedure in patients treated due to vulvar cancer.

Material And Methods: Eighty-four patients diagnosed with squamous cell vulvar carcinoma (FIGO I-IV) underwent preoperative lymphoscintigraphy with technetium 99 to map sentinel lymph node.

Risk factors of permanent hypoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy and central neck dissection for papillary thyroid cancer: a prospective study.

Introduction: Inadvertent removal of, or damage to the parathyroid glands in the course of operations on the anterior neck compartment are responsible for over 80% of cases of chronic hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT). This study searched for factors related to the development of permanent HypoPT after total thyroidectomy and central neck lymphadenectomy in patients with thyroid carcinoma.

Material And Methods: In total, 89 of 103 screened patients met the study's criteria and were put under prospective one-year observation.

Value of planar lymphoscintigraphy (PL) versus SPECT/CT in evaluation of sentinel lymph node in trunk melanoma - one center, large series retrospective study.

Background: Localization and histopathological examination of sentinel lymph node is a standard of melanoma treatment. The first stage of identification of the SLN is the preoperative lymphoscintigraphy. The aim of this study was to assess and compare diagnostic value of planar lymphoscintigraphy and SPECT/CT in sentinel lymph node biopsy procedure performed in patients with cutaneous trunk melanoma.

Technetium-99m-based Radiopharmaceuticals in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Gynecologic Oncology Perspective.

Technetium (99mTc)-radiolabeled colloids are popular tracers used to map lymphatic vessels and regional lymph nodes (LNs). The regional LN status is a significant determinant of cancer stage and patient prognosis, and strongly influences treatment. Regional LN dissection has become a part of surgical treatment.

Renal function after nephron-sparing surgery for renal tumors.

Nephron sparing surgery (NSS) is a technique more frequently utilized in the case of surgical treatment of kidney tumor. The aim of the study is to assess renal function in patients treated with NSS for renal tumors. Twenty patients, after NSS performed for renal tumor, were included in the study.

Advances in radionuclide imaging for bone metastases.

Bone scan remains the most frequently requested investigation in any nuclear medicine department. The main reason for this is the exquisite sensivity of the bone scan for lesion detection, combined with clear visualisation of the whole skeleton. The isotope bone scan is now generally accepted as initial investigation of choice in the search for bone metastases from most tumours.

Nadroparine activated fibrinolysis and improvement of glomerular filtration rate in patients with FIGO IIB-IIIB cervical cancer treated with radiochemotherapy.

Objectives: (1) Evaluation of the influence of hemostatic disorders on renal function in patients with FIGO stage IIB-IIIB cervical cancer treated with radiochemotherapy. (2) Identifying methods of improving renal function in this patients group.

Methods: Treatment design assumes the administration of a total radiation dose of 46-65 Gy and, additionally, cisplatin 40 mg/m2 every 7 days in patients with normal plasma creatinine level.