Ozkan Elgin, Eroglu Aydan
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ankara University Medical School, 06100 Dikimevi, Ankara Turkey.
Department of General Surgery, Surgical Oncology Unit, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2015 Dec;49(4):318-20. doi: 10.1007/s13139-015-0341-5. Epub 2015 May 13.
Accurate identification of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) is an important prognostic factor for melanoma. In a minority of cases drainage to interval nodal basins, such as the epitrochlear region, are possible. Intraoperative handheld gamma cameras have been used to detect SLNs which are located in different anatomical localizations. In this case we report the utility of an intraoperative handheld gamma camera in the localization of epitrochlear drainage of distal upper extremity melanoma and its impact on surgical procedure.
准确识别前哨淋巴结(SLN)是黑色素瘤的一个重要预后因素。在少数情况下,可能会引流至间隔淋巴结区域,如滑车上区域。术中手持式γ相机已被用于检测位于不同解剖位置的前哨淋巴结。在本病例中,我们报告了术中手持式γ相机在远端上肢黑色素瘤滑车上引流定位中的应用及其对手术操作的影响。