COMPLICATIONS OF SCALENE LYMPH NODE BIOPSY

Radiation exposure of the surgeons in sentinel lymph node biopsy

Background: Sentinel node biopsy (SLNB) is the standard of care for breast cancer treatment and it is getting wide acceptance in Iran. The radiation safety of the procedure has been investigated under controlled conditions, but the standard dose of radiotracer and techniques are not always observed in the community setting. The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude of the absor...

Detection of covert myocardial sarcoidosis by scalene node biopsy.

The antemortem diagnosis of myocardial sarcoidosis is rare in patients without overt signs of the disease. Two patients are presented to alert physicians to the value of early scalene node biopsy when sarcoidosis could be the cause of marked disturbances in cardiac conduction. The first patient, aged 29 years, had first, second, and third degree atrioventricular block and intermittent left and ...

Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Editor—Kell and Kerin wrote about sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer and melanoma. This is a staging procedure with a well established role in breast cancer, reducing the need for dissection of the axillary node. The indications and advantages for sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma are not confirmed, and it is certainly not the established treatment implied in the editorial. Sentin...

Sentinel lymph node biopsy correctly predicts regional lymph node recurrence in trunk malignant melanoma with multiple drainage basins

We report a young male with an initial excisional biopsy report of melanoma of the lower back, referred to our hospital for complete excision and sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy.  Four peritumoral intradermal Tc-99m phytate injection was performed and SLNs were detected in both axillary and right inguinal regions. On the biopsy only the right axillary SLN was metastatic leading to right axilla...

Prescalene lymph node biopsy.