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Nonvisualized sentinel lymph nodes on lymphoscintigraphy in melanoma: predictive factors and surgical outcomes.
Nucl Med Commun
May 2017
Departments of aSurgery bDivision of Surgical Oncology cDiagnostic Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA dDeakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia.
Purpose: Preoperative lymphoscintigraphy is the standard for the identification of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) in melanoma. The impact of negative scintigraphy [nonvisualization (NV) of the SLN] on surgical outcomes is inadequately reported in the literature. The objectives of this study were to determine the incidence, predictive factors, and surgical outcomes of NV in clinically node-negative melanoma patients.
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