Performing sentinel lymph node biopsy without a hand-held gamma probe – overcoming hurdles through team work: an analysis of our learning curve over five years

Performing sentinel lymph node biopsy without a hand-held gamma probe – overcoming hurdles through team work: an analysis of our learning curve over five years

Abstract Background Sentinel lymph node biopsy is the standard of care in the management of node negative axilla in breast cancer and in node negative melanomas and penile cancers. The wide spread adoption of this procedure is however, hampered by the availability of the hand-held gamma probe. Aim T...

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Main Authors: Ranganath Ratnagiri, Madhur Kumar Srivastava, Megha S. Uppin, Monalisa Hui, C. Rachana, Monica I. Mallik, Rajashekhar Shantappa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Sentinel node biopsy
Breast cancer
Axilla
Penile cancer
Melanoma
Lymphoscintigraphy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-025-03938-4
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