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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438024503321

Titolo

Atlas of Lymphoscintigraphy and Sentinel Node Mapping [[electronic resource] ] : A Pictorial Case-Based Approach / / edited by Giuliano Mariani, Gianpiero Manca, Renato A. Valdés Olmos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : , : Springer Milan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-94576-2

88-470-2766-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Disciplina

616.99

616.9940758

Soggetti

Nuclear medicine

Minimally invasive surgery

Otolaryngologic surgery

Surgical oncology

Angiology

Nuclear Medicine

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Head and Neck Surgery

Surgical Oncology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Anatomy and physiology of lymphatic circulation -- Pathophysiology of lymphatic circulation in different disease conditions -- Methodological aspects of lymphoscintigraphy: radiopharmaceuticals and instrumentation -- Lymphoscintigraphy for the differential diagnosis of peripheral edemas -- Lymphoscintigraphy for the characterization of intracavitary lymph effusions -- The sentinel lymph node concept in oncologic surgery -- General concepts on radioguided sentinel lymph node biopsy: preoperative imaging, intraoperative gamma-probe guidance, intraoperative imaging, multimodality imaging -- SPECT/CT image generation and criteria of interpretation for sentinel lymph node mapping -- Preoperative and intraoperative lymphatic mapping for



radioguided sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer -- Preoperative and intraoperative lymphatic mapping for radioguided sentinel node biopsy in cutaneous melanoma -- Preoperative and intraoperative lymphatic mapping for radioguided sentinel node biopsy in head and neck cancers -- Preoperative and intraoperative lymphatic mapping for radioguided sentinel node biopsy in non-small-cell lung cancer -- Preoperative and intraoperative lymphatic mapping for radioguided sentinel node biopsy in cancers of the gastrointestinal tract -- Preoperative and intraoperative lymphatic mapping for radioguided sentinel node biopsy in cancers of the female reproductive system -- Preoperative and intraoperative lymphatic mapping for radioguided sentinel node biopsy in cancers of the male reproductive system -- Preoperative and intraoperative lymphatic mapping for radioguided sentinel node biopsy in kidney and bladder cancers.

Sommario/riassunto

Lymphoscintigraphy is now widely applied for radioguided biopsy of the sentinel lymph node in patients with solid cancers and is considered crucial for adequate planning of oncologic surgery in a growing number of cancers. This atlas presents a collection of richly illustrated teaching cases that demonstrate the clinical relevance and impact of lymphoscintigraphy in different pathologic conditions. The principal focus is on the use of lymphoscintigraphic mapping for radioguided sentinel node biopsy in cutaneous melanoma and cancers at a range of anatomic sites. The most commonly observed lymphoscintigraphic patterns are depicted, and anatomic variants and technical pitfalls of the procedure receive careful attention. The role of tomographic multimodality imaging is also considered. This atlas will be an excellent learning tool for residents in nuclear medicine and other specialists with an interest in the field.