August 7, 2009 — Adding 1% lidocaine to the radiocolloid injections used in sentinel- lymph-node (SLN) mapping in patients with early breast cancer significantly improves patient comfort during the ...

Determining whether breast cancer has spread to sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) is key to prognosis and treatment, making SLN mapping critical. The blue dyes commonly used to identify SLNs spread quickly ...

The sentinel lymph node (SLN) is the lymph node that represents the 'gate-keeper' of the lymphatic basin; it is the first node to receive lymphatic drainage from the site of the primary tumor. SLN ...

Outcomes after complete pathologic response (pCR) to neoadjuvant treatment for gastric and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma. Background: Some papers have reported that sentinel lymph ...

Breast Cancer mapping Could become less painful With anaesthetic, according to a study released on Thursday. The sentinel lympth nodes are often the first place breast cancer goes when it spreads, but ...

The diagnostic and therapeutic approach to axillary lymph nodes is considered indispensable in the treatment of breast cancer patients. To investigate the effectiveness of 3D freehand SPECT (fhSPECT) ...