Improvement in intramammary sentinel lymph node removal using a novel prototype hand held probe during breast conservative surgery.
Intramammary sentinel lymph node excision during breast conservative surgery was performed, in this case report, using a prototype intraoperative gamma probe. In contrast to the four axillary sentinel lymph nodes that were subnormal, the excised intramammary sentinel lymph node was massively invaded by cancer cells. Therefore this finding had profound implication for the staging of the tumor and for treatment selection. This case report illustrates that an efficient intraoperative gamma probe is useful to locate and remove intramammary sentinel lymph node in breast cancer patients treated with breast conservation.
Mathelin
Carole
C
Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 67091 Strasbourg Cedex, France. Mathelin@titus.u-strasbg.fr
Tomasetto
Catherine
C
Rio
Marie-Christine
MC
Chenard
Marie-Pierre
MP
Brettes
Jean-Philippe
JP
Guyonnet
Jean-Louis
JL
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy