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Same-day or next-day sentinel node biopsy after lymphoscintigraphy for melanoma using 99m Tc-labelled antimony sulphide colloid.

John F ThompsonK LondonR F UrenT E PenningtonR P M SawSerigne N Lô
Published in: The British journal of surgery (2020)
No difference in survival after same- or next-day sentinel node biopsy is seen when 99m Tc-labelled antimony sulphide colloid is used. This may be because of less tracer migration to second-tier nodes.
Keyphrases
  • sentinel lymph node
  • lymph node
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  • fine needle aspiration
  • neoadjuvant chemotherapy
  • positron emission tomography
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  • computed tomography
  • skin cancer
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