Clinical Value of Single-photon Emission Computed Tomography Combined With Computed Tomography for Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Melanoma.
McGregor A, Kim S, Norwich-Cavanaugh A, Sun AH, Abbate DS, Hsia HC, Narayan D. Clinical Value of Single-photon Emission Computed Tomography Combined With Computed Tomography for Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Melanoma. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2019, 82: s192-s194. PMID: 30855387, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000001895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansLymphoscintigraphyMelanomaRetrospective StudiesSentinel Lymph NodeSentinel Lymph Node BiopsySingle Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed TomographySkin NeoplasmsConceptsSPECT/CTSentinel lymph nodesLymph nodesIntraoperative findingsSingle photon emissionSentinel lymphSurgical approachComputed tomographyOperative planPreoperative SPECT/CTSentinel lymph node identificationDistant metastatic diseasePalpable lymph nodesRetrospective chart reviewSentinel node biopsyVeterans Affairs hospitalLymph node identificationIntraoperative lymphoscintigraphyNeck melanomaPrimary endpointChart reviewMetastatic diseaseNode biopsySLN identificationMelanoma patients