Sentinel lymph node biopsy

An intuitive, ingenious and powerful technique, sentinel lymph node biopsy has entered clinical practice with astonishing rapidity and now represents a new standard of care for melanoma and breast cancer patients, while showing great promise for the treatment of urologic, colorectal, gynecologic, and head and neck cancers. This text, written by international experts in the technique, provides a clear and comprehensive guide, presenting a detailed overview and discussing the various mapping techniques available and how these are applied in a number of leading institutions. This essential re.

Cover -- SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Part I Overview of Sentinel Lymph-Node Biopsy -- 1 The historic background of lymphatic mapping -- 2 The anatomy and physiology of the lymphatics of the breast -- 3 The role of nuclear medicine -- 4 The intraoperative gamma probe: design, operation, and safety -- Part II Sentinel Lymph-Node Biopsy for Melanoma -- 5 Surgical aspects -- 6 Pathologic aspects -- 7 The blue-dye technique -- 8 The isotope technique -- 9 The dye-plus-isotope technique -- 10 How we do it: the H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center approach -- 11 How we do it: The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital approach -- 12 How we do it: the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center approach -- 13 How we do it: the MD Anderson Cancer Center approach -- 14 Clinical trials -- 15 Review of published experience -- Part III Sentinel Lymph-Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer -- 16 Surgical aspects -- 17 Pathologic aspects -- 18 The blue-dye technique -- 19 The isotope technique -- 20 The dye-plus-isotope technique -- 21 How we do it: the Cardiff University approach -- 22 How we do it: The Netherlands Cancer Institute app…