Another pitfall of sentinel lymph node biopsy: scar after lymph node biopsy 30 years ago revealed a sentinel lymph node.
In recent years, sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has been used as a diagnostic and prognostic indicator for a number of tumors, including malignant melanoma. Sentinel lymph node biopsy using combined dye-radiotracer technique improved the detection rate and made the method easier. However, many pitfalls on the SLN procedure have been reported. Herein, we present a new pitfall. A formation of scar and lymph node tissue was detected as a SLN 30 years after lymph node biopsy.
Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Masami
M
Toya
Miki
M
Tanioka
Hideaki
H
Tanizaki
Akihiro
A
Fujisawa
Yoshiki
Y
Miyachi
D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy