Publications by authors named "Vassiliki D Lyra"

Sentinel lymph node biopsy has been established as a feasible and effective method for defining the inguinal node status in patients with anal adenocarcinoma exceeding the dentate line. We present the axial lymphoscintigraphic image that depicts thoroughly the injection site around the anus, the lymphatic path, and the inguinal sentinel lymph nodes, bilaterally. The distinct springbok pattern was named after the unique horn shape of the African gazelle.

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Two men, one 42 and the other 35 years old were both subjected to adrenalectomy for adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC). Adjuvant treatment with mitotane [o,p΄-dichloro-diphenyl-dichloroethane, (o,p΄-DDD)], was initiated following surgery. Mitotane is the only agent available at present for treatment in ACC because of a late-onset specific adrenocortical cell toxicity.

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