Quantitative lymphoscintigraphy for detection of metastases to the internal mammary lymph nodes. Biokinetics of 99Tcm-sulphur colloid uptake and correlation with microscopy.
Dymanic quantitative activity determination and accurate scintigraphic localization of parasternal lymph nodes were obtained from antero-posterior measurements with a scintillation camera. The scintigraphic observations were compared with microscopy of the nodes removed at operation. The 99Tcm-sulphur colloid indicated a high frequency (7/16) of absent uptake in normal lymph nodes. However, the technique used indicates that a similar technique with smaller particle size may be a useful method for proper classification of the clinical stage of carcinoma of the breast.
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003102:Colloids / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008408:Mastectomy; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013455:Sulfur / Q000378:metabolism; D013667:Technetium / Q000378:metabolism
D003102:Colloids; D013455:Sulfur; D013667:Technetium