[Radioimmuno-guided surgery (RIGS) in breast disease].
Radioimmunoguided surgery is a new technology capable of detecting minimal neoplastic lesions using radiocolloids. We used this technique in two fields: to detect sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer and to remove non-palpable breast lesions. Radioimmunoguided surgery was employed in 135 women; in 32 for sentinel lymph nodes and in 103 for radioguided occult lesion localization using a radioactive tracer (Technetium Tc99m) injected subdermally for sentinel nodes, or near to the non-palpable lesions under US guidance. In our experience these two applications of radioimmunoguided surgery are useful and accurate for determining the nature of lesions and for providing definitive treatment in a single surgical intervention.
Dipartimento di Patologia Umana Cattedra di Metodologia Chirurgica Università degli Studi di Messina.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods