Lymphoscintigraphy defines new lymphatic pathways from cutaneous melanoma site: clinical implications and surgical management.

Authors
Marone, Ugo 
Di Monta, Gianluca 
Caracò, Corrado 

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Abstract

Sentinel lymph node biopsy is commonly applied as staging procedure of regional lymph nodes in patients with cutaneous melanoma. Dynamic lymphoscintigraphy defines the lymphatic pathways from a primary melanoma site and allows to identify the node receiving lymphatic drainage from the primary tumor, which is the sentinel lymph node. In rare cases, lymphoscintigraphy shows sites of lymphatic drainage in nonclassical basins never described in the past when lymphatic drainage was considered only according to the anatomical proximity of the tumor primary site. These peculiar sentinel nodes, so-called "uncommon/interval" nodes, must be surgically removed because they may contain micrometastatic disease and may be the only site of nodal involvement.

Publication Date
2011
Online Publication Date
2011-12-25
Acceptance Date
2011-09-28
Keywords
1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis, Biomedical, Clinical Medicine and Science, Cancer
Journal Title
Radiol Res Pract
Journal ISSN
2090-1941
2090-195X
Volume Title
2011
Publisher
Hindawi Limited