The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 124, Issue 3 , Pages 486-492 , September 2002

Use of technetium-99m tin colloid for sentinel lymph node identification in non–small cell lung cancer

Received 7 November 2001 ,Revised 28 February 2002 ,Accepted 6 March 2002.

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    By computed tomographic examination, site of injection of radioactive tracer is marked on skin and angle and depth of needle to reach peritumoral region are determined. At right bottom, angle and dept

    By computed tomographic examination, site of injection of radioactive tracer is marked on skin and angle and depth of needle to reach peritumoral region are determined. At right bottom, angle and depth are recorded.

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    Time course examined by lymphoscintigraphy shows lymph node clearly demonstrated 6 hours after injection of radioactive technetium tin colloid.

    Time course examined by lymphoscintigraphy shows lymph node clearly demonstrated 6 hours after injection of radioactive technetium tin colloid.

☆ Address for reprints: Hiroaki Nomori, MD, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Saiseikai Central Hospital, 1-4-17 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073, Japan (E-mail: hnomori@qk9.so-net.ne.jp).

PII: S0022-5223(02)00110-1

doi: 10.1067/mtc.2002.124496

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 124, Issue 3 , Pages 486-492 , September 2002

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