Atlas of Selective Lymphadenectomy for Melanoma, Breast Cancer and Colon Cancer emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach combining the experiences of a nuclear medicine physician, surgeon, and pathologist. This is an important reference also for researchers and clinicians who want to become familiar with sentinel lymph node mapping. The underlying thesis in solid tumor biology is that metastasis in general starts in an orderly progression with lymphatic spread first to the sentinel lymph node (SLN) in the nearest lymph node basin. Therefore, the logical approach is to harvest that specific SLN for thorough analysis.
Author(s): Jan H. Wong MD (auth.), Stanley P. L. Leong (eds.)
Series: Cancer Treatment and Research 111
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer US
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 120
Tags: Oncology; Surgical Oncology; Nuclear Medicine; Pathology
Rationale and Development of Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection....Pages 1-7
Lymphoscintigraphy in the Detection of Sentinel Lymph Nodes....Pages 9-37
Selective Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping and Dissection for Malignant Melanoma....Pages 39-64
Selective Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping and Dissection for Breast Cancer....Pages 65-79
Pathologic Examination of the Sentinel Lymph Node....Pages 81-108
Selective Lymph Node Mapping in Colorectal Cancer – A Propsective Study for Impact on Staging, Limitations and Pitfalls....Pages 109-116
