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The Utility of Intraoperative Handheld Gamma Camera for Detection of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Melanoma

Authors: Elgin Ozkan, Aydan Eroglu

Published in: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 4/2015

Abstract

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.

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Title: The Utility of Intraoperative Handheld Gamma Camera for Detection of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Melanoma
Authors: Elgin Ozkan
Aydan Eroglu
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 1869-3474
Electronic ISSN: 1869-3482
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-015-0341-5

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The Utility of Intraoperative Handheld Gamma Camera for Detection of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Melanoma

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