Lymphatic Mapping and Probe Applications in Oncology

Offering a new standard of care for cancer staging and treatment, Lymphatic Mapping and Probe Applications in Oncology provides an up-to-the-minute comprehensive survey of the operative techniques and applications in this revolutionary field. This practical guide, written by the pioneering doctors of sentinel node lymphadenectomy, focuses on the hypothesis of sequential lymphatic dissemination of solid tumors, supplying the extensive tools necessary for learning nuclear medicine, surgical and pathological techniques. Emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach, Lymphatic Mapping and Probe Applications in Oncology summarizes the history, physiology, and future impact of lymphatic mapping, lymphoscintigraphy, and sentinel lymphadenectomy details current applications and potential uses for radioguided surgery analyzes definitive identification and pathological evaluation methods for sentinel nodes investigates radiation protection in sentinel node procedures compares the advantages of multiple gamma ray detection probes examines management of multiple solid tumors, including melanoma, breast, vulvar, and penile cancers discusses studies using radiopharmaceuticals and intraoperative probes for localizing parathyroid adenomas and bone lesions and more! Supplemented with nearly 600 literature references, drawings, photographs, and tables, Lymphatic Mapping and Probe Applications in Oncology serves as an indispensable reference for surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists; nuclear medicine physicians and radiologists; pathologists; gynecologists; urologists; head and neck surgeons; dermatologists; and physicians in training.

Table of Contents:
Microanatomy and Physiology of the Lymphatic System Peter C. A. Kam, John F. Thompson, and Roger F. Uren The History of Lymphatic Mapping Roger F. Uren, John F. Thompson, and Robert Howman-Giles Cutaneous Lymphoscintigraphy Omgo E. Nieweg, Renato Valdés Olmos, Liesbeth Jansen, B. Acca E. Kapteijn, and Cornelis A. Hoefnagel Operative Technique for Sentinel Lymphadenectomy: Blue Dye Identification and Use of a Gamma Probe John F. Thompson Comparison of the Physical Characteristics of Different Gamma Detection Devices Sara H. Muller, Tatiana B. Sazanova-Tiourina, and Albert Jan Arends Results of Lymphatic Mapping in Melanoma Richard Essner, Stacey Stern, Peter Bostick, and Donald L. Morton The Surgical Pathology of Selective Lymph Node Dissection Alistair J. Cochran, Donald L. Morton, and Duan-Ren Wen Molecular Staging of Malignant Melanoma Douglas S. Reintgen, Xiangning Wang, Weigno Li Breast Lymphoscintigraphy Claudia G. Berman Lymphatic Mapping in Breast Cancer Nora M. Hansen and Armando E. Giuliano Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Lymphadenectomy in Vulvar Cancer Joanne A. de Hullu, Do A. Piers, Heimen Schraffordt Koops, Jan G. Aalders, and Ate G. J. van der Zee Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Lymphadenectomy in Carcinoma of the Penis Simon Horenblas, Liesbeth Jansen, and Willem Meinhardt Radiation Protection in the Sentinel Node Procedure Rik Pijpers, Sybren Meijer, Peter H. Dignum, Otto S. Hoekstra, Paul J. Borgstein, Arthur van Lingen, and Gerrit J. J. Teule Implementing Lymphatic Mapping in a Community Hospital D. Michael Rose, Armando E. Giuliano, and Richard Essner Minimally Invasive Radioguided Parathyroidectomy Colleen Jaffrey and James Norman Radioimmunoguided Surgery Schlomo Schneebaum, Anton Troitsa, Shmuel Avital, Riad Haddad, Eli Brazovsky, Gilad Gitstein, Joseph Papo, and Yehuda Skornick Radioguided Open-Bone Biopsy Lary A. Robinson Instructive Cases Omgo E. Nieweg, Liesbeth Jansen, Roger F. Uren, and John F. Thompson The Future of Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Lymphadenectomy Bin B. R. Kroon, Liesbeth Jansen, Emiel J. Th. Rutgers, and Omgo E. Nieweg