August 7, 2009 — Adding 1% lidocaine to the radiocolloid injections used in sentinel- lymph-node (SLN) mapping in patients with early breast cancer significantly improves patient comfort during the ...
Background: The benefits of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for breast cancer patients with histologically negative axillary nodes, in whom axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is thereby avoided, ...
The sentinel lymph node (SLN) is the lymph node that represents the 'gate-keeper' of the lymphatic basin; it is the first node to receive lymphatic drainage from the site of the primary tumor. SLN ...
Trends of Utilization of Systemic Therapies for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Canadian Health Care System Lymph node involvement is one of the most important factors influencing recurrence ...
A recent study demonstrates the effectiveness and safety of Tc-99m-rituximab, a new SLN radiotracer, that targets the antigen CD20, which is expressed extensively in lymph nodes. Determining whether ...
Determining whether breast cancer has spread to sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) is key to prognosis and treatment, making SLN mapping critical. The blue dyes commonly used to identify SLNs spread quickly ...
Breast Cancer mapping Could become less painful With anaesthetic, according to a study released on Thursday. The sentinel lympth nodes are often the first place breast cancer goes when it spreads, but ...
Reston, Va. - Determining whether breast cancer has spread to sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) is key to prognosis and treatment, making SLN mapping critical. The blue dyes commonly used to identify SLNs ...