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This handbook describes the diagnosis and operative management of breast cancer, melanoma and selected other cancers by lymph node mapping using radioguided surgery. It is written for surgeons, oncologists, surgical residents, medical students and nurses.
List of contents
Logistics and organization; intraoperative gamma detection; training and credentialing physicians in radioguided surgery; melanoma lymphatic mapping - scientific support for the sentinel lymph node concept and biologic significance of the sentinel node; sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma - surgical technique; technique for lymphatic mapping in breast cancer; SLN breast - blue dye only; lymphoscintigraphy; pathological evaluation of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer; pathological evaluation of sentinel lymph nodes in melanoma; technique of minimally invasive radioguided parathyroidectomy (MIRP); emerging applications in other skin cancers; radioguided surgery in vulvar carcinoma; bone lesion localization. (Part contents).
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Whitman, Eric
Summary
This handbook is a review of radioguided surgical procedures, including sentinel node mapping and biopsy described by experts in the field. It is a practical guide for the practicing surgeon and other clinicians who will provide the majority of clinical care for breast cancer and other diseases and who therefore must be able to safely and effectively perform these procedures for their patients.
