Sentinel Node Procedure

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Contents 1 Indications 2 Procedure 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

Indications

• breast cancer
• cancer of the vulva
• cervical cancer
• prostate cancer
• bladder cancer
• thyroid cancer
• head & neck cancer

• oral cancer [2]

• colon cancer
• rectal cancer
• gastric cancer
• non-small-cell lung cancer
• Merkel cell cancer

Procedure

• injection of blue dye or technetium-99m with gamma- probe localization allows a minimally invasive technique for detecting melanoma (or other cancer) metastases to local lymph nodes
• the nodes are then resected (intact) & checked for cancer
• radiation therapy may be directed at the site of the surgery & to nearby lymph nodes to destroy any remaining cancer cells

More General Terms

• oncology
• clinical procedure

Additional Terms

• superficial spreading melanoma

References

1. Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, Common & Serious Diseases, 3rd ed, Fitzpatrick et al, McGraw Hill, NY, 1997, pg 978
2. Civantos FJ et al. Sentinel lymph node biopsy accurately stages the regional lymph nodes for T1-T2 oral squamous cell carcinomas: Results of a prospective multi-institutional trial. J Clin Oncol 2010 Mar 10; 28:1395. PMID: [1]
3. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Questions and Answers National Cancer Institute [2]

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