This chapter provides an up-to-date discussion of the virtues and flaws of these different
methods and to present practical guidelines for the sentinel node (SN) investigation in …

Efforts to reduce surgical morbidity related to en bloc lymph node removal associated with
cancer surgery led to the development of targeted lymph node sampling to identify the lymph …

lack of availability of technology is another reason gynecologic oncologists offer for not
performing the procedure. 11 Although many of the publications in this issue focus on the …

The concept of sentinel node identification and lymphatic mapping is already established as
part of standard practice in the surgical management of breast cancer and melanoma. To …

Sentinel node biopsy is one of the main research interests in gynaecological oncological
surgery. At present there are not enough data to permit modification of current treatment …

The sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has been proposed for the cancers of the uterus in
order to optimize the diagnosis of lymphatic metastases and micrometastases in early stage …

Numerous investigations have recently proved the importance of sentinel lymph node
detection in various malignant tumours. It is widely accepted that this procedure is to be …

As sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) are the first nodes receiving drainage from primary tumors,
they provide important prognostic information about the nodal status of a tumor. SLN biopsy …

BACKGROUND: The sentinel lymph node (SLN) is defined as the first node in the lymphatic
basin that receives primary lymphatic flow. If the SLN is negative for metastatic disease, then …

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) sampling may provide staging information without exposing
patients to risks of lymph node dissection. There is no consensus protocol for optimal …