The role of cutaneous lymphoscintigraphy in determining regional lymph node drainage of truncal melanomas

E. B. Fisher; V. L. Lewis; B. H. Griffith; W. Spies

doi:10.1097/00000637-199206000-00002

The role of cutaneous lymphoscintigraphy in determining regional lymph node drainage of truncal melanomas

E. B. Fisher^*, V. L. Lewis, B. H. Griffith, W. Spies

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Abstract

In the absence of clinically positive regional nodes, any value of prophylactic dissection in malignant melanomas depends on accurate preoperative determination of the pathway of lymphatic drainage. We report on the use of noninvasive radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy in the determination of regional patterns of lymph node drainage in patients with melanomas. Ten patients were studied; treatment was altered by test results in 2. Eleven node groups were excised in 7 patients. There have been no metastatic melanomas found in any nodal basins not detected by lymphoscintigraphy 23 to 42 months after operation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	506-510
Number of pages	5
Journal	Annals of Plastic Surgery
Volume	28
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00000637-199206000-00002
State	Published - Jan 1 1992

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