Sentinel Lymph Node Detection by 3D Freehand Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Early Stage Breast Cancer.
We herein present our first experience obtained by 3D freehand single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) (F-SPECT) guidance for sentinel lymph node detection (SLND) in two patients with early stage breast cancer. F-SPECT guidance was carried out using one-day protocol in one case and by the two-day protocol in the other one. SLND was performed successfully in both patients. Histopathologic evaluation showed that the excised nodes were tumor negative. Thus, patients underwent breast-conserving surgery alone.
Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Nuclear Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, Phone: +90 533 761 49 91 E-mail: gultekinsinan@gmail.com.
Salih Sinan
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Gültekin
Ahmet Oğuz
AO
Hasdemir
Serhat
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Tokgöz
Gülay
G
Özgehan
Hakan
H
Güzel
Cüneyt
C
Yücesoy
Emine
E
Öztürk
Ata Türker
AT
Arıkök