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Usefulness of lymphoscintigraphy and intraoperative gamma probe detection in the identification of sentinel nodes in cervical cancer

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The aim of our study was to prospectively assess the clinical usefulness of sentinel lymphoscintigraphy and intraoperative gamma probe detection in identifying sentinel nodes (SNs) in patients with early cervical carcinoma. Between 6 and 24 h before radical hysterectomy, lymphoscintigrams were obtained following peritumoural injection of technetium-99m antimony sulphur colloid in 26 patients (mean age 45 years, range 32–71 years) with cervical cancer (FIGO I–IIa). Scanning for radioactive nodes was performed using a hand-held collimated gamma-detecting probe in the initial stages of the main operation, during and before exposure of the retroperitoneal spaces. After separation and removal of radioactive, blue nodes, specimens were submitted for pathological evaluation. SNs were successfully localised using a combination of lymphoscintigraphy and intraoperative gamma probe detection in all 26 cases. However, in two of the 26 cases, SNs were only localisable using the gamma-detecting probe. A histologically positive SN was found in only one case. It is concluded that, in cervical cancer, lymphoscintigraphy and SN biopsy using a gamma-detecting probe are easy and reliable methods for the detection of SNs and are of value in defining the necessity and extent of node dissection.

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This study was supported by the Clinical Research Fund of College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Catholic University of Korea Medical College, #505 Banpo-Dong, 137-040, Seocho-Gu, Seoul, Korea

    Yong An Chung, Sung Hoon Kim, Hyung Sun Sohn & Soo Kyo Chung

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of Korea Medical College, Seoul, Korea

    Chae Chun Rhim & Sung Eun Namkoong

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Chung, Y.A., Kim, S.H., Sohn, H.S. et al. Usefulness of lymphoscintigraphy and intraoperative gamma probe detection in the identification of sentinel nodes in cervical cancer. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 30, 1014–1017 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-003-1195-0

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