[Sentinel lymph node biopsy for lymphophilic conjunctival and eyelid tumors: report of 8 cases].
OBJECTIVE
To report our experience in sentinel lymph node biopsy for lymphophilic conjunctival and eyelid tumours.


RESULTS
Preliminary study (2005-2007) on 8 patients with conjunctival and or eyelid tumours (melanomas, epidermoid carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma). All patients underwent preoperative lymphoscintigraphy 18 FdG pet CT Surgery was performed with complete neck dissection. Sentinel nodes and other nodes harvested were processed separately for histopathologic study; the sentinel were confirmed as histologicaly positive for five patients. Additional positive nodes were found in two out of those five patients. No positive lymph node was found in patients with negative lymphoscintigraphy. After a follow up ranging from 12 to 43 months: two patients died, and 6 are free of disease.


CONCLUSIONS
These results demonstrate a very hight level of invaded NO lymph node and confirm the interest of sentinel node technique for optimisation of the therapeutic strategy in lymphophilic conjunctival and eyelid tumours.
Maalouf
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CHU Nancy-Brabois, Service d'ophtalmologie B, Rue du Morvan, 54511 Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France. t.maalouf@chu-nancy.fr
George
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Geoffrois
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Olivier
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Dolivet
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D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy