Lymphoscintigraphy and lymphedema

Rubini, Giuseppe; Altini, Corinna; Iuele, Francesca; Ferrari, Cristina

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-822960-6.00048-x

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“…It allows a functional evaluation of the lymphatic system and has proven valuable in the identification of the sentinel lymph nodes in radio-guided surgery and in the study of limb lymphatic drainage in pre and post-surgical evaluations. Lymphoscintigraphy allows studying both deep and superficial lymphatic vessels by providing a map of the active vessels that drain the injection site, and thus being able to distinguish the altered radiocolloid drainage, the existence of short-circuits, stenosis, bypass or dermal reflux [9,10]. In patients with CA, is useful for evaluating the possible lymphatic alterations underlying it [14].…”

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Lympho-SPECT/CT as a Key Tool in the Management of a Patient with Chylous Ascites

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Chylous ascites is a rare form of ascites usually associated with cirrhosis, abdominal malignancies, surgeries or infections. We presented a case of chylous ascites after robotic laparoscopic prostatectomy (PLDN-RALP), in which the correct diagnosis was achieved by SPECT/CT lymphoscintigraphy. A 72-year-old male developed chylous ascites after surgery and underwent lymphoscintigraphy with radiolabeled albumin nanocolloids for the supplementary study of the lymph flow and to detect a possible site of leakage. The scintigraphic imaging demonstrated the abdominal effusion and lymph stasis in the left iliac region. The combination of planar imaging with SPECT/CT can resolve the assessment of chylous disorders.

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“…CA early diagnosis is crucial and radiological assessment play an important role but neither computed tomography (CT) nor magnetic resonance (MR) is specific for it. Among all lymphatic vessel examination, lymphoscintigraphy is a milestone due to its versatility and the wide spectrum of data that can be analysed [5,9,10].…”

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Lympho-SPECT/CT as a Key Tool in the Management of a Patient with Chylous Ascites

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Detailed preoperative lymphatic mapping by lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel node identification: a pictorial essay

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Mammucci

et al. 2023

Clin Transl Imaging

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Pre-operative lymphatic mapping for sentinel node identification is essential for accurate staging in patients with several solid cancers and for important prognostic implications. 99mTc-labelled colloid lymphoscintigraphy and intraoperative sentinel lymph node detection using a gamma probe represent a well-established nuclear medicine technique and a detailed imaging method thanks to the advent of hybrid multi-modality SPET/CT. Through the description of numerous clinical cases, different in terms of cancer type and fields of application, we aimed to bring out the strengths and advantages of pre-operative lymphoscintigraphy that make it still today incomparable to other techniques.

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Lymphoscintigraphy and lymphedema

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Lympho-SPECT/CT as a Key Tool in the Management of a Patient with Chylous Ascites

Lympho-SPECT/CT as a Key Tool in the Management of a Patient with Chylous Ascites

Detailed preoperative lymphatic mapping by lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel node identification: a pictorial essay

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