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Effect of delay between nuclear medicine scanning and sentinel node biopsy on outcome in patients with cutaneous melanoma

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Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is an important staging tool for the management of melanoma. A multicentre study was done to validate previous findings that the timing of lymphoscintigraphy influences… Click to show full abstract

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is an important staging tool for the management of melanoma. A multicentre study was done to validate previous findings that the timing of lymphoscintigraphy influences the accuracy of SLNB and patient outcomes, particularly survival.

Keywords: medicine; nuclear medicine; delay nuclear; effect delay; medicine scanning; node biopsy

Journal Title: British Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2020

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