Atlas of Selective Sentinel Lymphadenectomy for Melanoma, Breast Cancer and Colon Cancer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Leong, Stanley P. L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Series: Cancer Treatment and Research, 111
• Subjects: Medicine.; Nuclear medicine.; Oncology.; Pathology.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Oncology.; Nuclear Medicine.

Atlas of Selective Lymphadenectomy for Melanoma, Breast Cancer and Colon Cancer emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach combining the experiences of a nuclear medicine physician, surgeon, and pathologist. This is an important reference also for researchers and clinicians who want to become familiar...

Table of Contents:

• Rationale and Development of Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection
• Lymphoscintigraphy in the Detection of Sentinel Lymph Nodes
• Selective Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping and Dissection for Malignant Melanoma
• Selective Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping and Dissection for Breast Cancer
• Pathologic Examination of the Sentinel Lymph Node
• Selective Lymph Node Mapping in Colorectal Cancer – A Propsective Study for Impact on Staging, Limitations and Pitfalls.