title: [Procedure guideline for sentinel lymph node diagnosis].
abstract: The authors present a procedure guideline for scintigraphic detection of sentinel lymph nodes in malignant melanoma and other skin tumours, in breast cancer, in head and neck cancer, and in prostate and penile carcinoma. Important goals of sentinel lymph node scintigraphy comprise reduction of the extent of surgery, lower postoperative morbidity and optimization of histopathological examination focussing on relevant lymph nodes. Sentinel lymph node scintigraphy itself does not diagnose tumorous lymph node involvement and is not indicated when lymph node metastases have been definitely diagnosed before sentinel lymph node scintigraphy. Procedures are compiled with the aim to reliably localise sentinel lymph nodes with a high detection rate typically in early tumour stages. Radiation exposure is low so that pregnancy is not a contraindication for sentinel lymph node scintigraphy. Even with high volumes of scintigraphic sentinel lymph node procedures surgeons, theatre staff and pathologists receive a radiation exposure <1 mSv/year so that they do not require occupational radiation surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Nuklearmedizin, Klinikum Augsburg.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bares
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grünwald
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kopp
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reiners
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schober
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schümichen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schicha
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sciuk
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sudbrock
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wengenmair
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery