Optimization of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer by intraoperative axillary palpation

Radioguided Surgery in Neuroendocrine Tumors Using Ga-68-Labeled Somatostatin Analogs

“…On palpation also, none of the lesions showed signs of tumor infiltration. 31 In patient 4, surgeons decided to perform middle segment pancreatectomy as compared with duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection. The SMS-R PET/CT showed no evidence of peripancreatic lymph node involvement or distant metastases.…”

General Concepts on Radioguided Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Preoperative Imaging, Intraoperative Gamma Probe Guidance, Intraoperative Imaging, Multimodality Imaging

“…To decrease false-negative results, the open axilla should be palpated and suspicious lymph nodes harvested, even if they are neither hot nor blue. In cases of non-visualization or if the SLN is located outside the lower medial part of the axilla, palpation of the typical SLN area is particularly important [32,35].…”