Update on radioguided surgery: From international consensus on sentinel node in head and neck cancer to the advances on gynecological tumors and localization of non-palpable lesions

Publication date: Available online 8 February 2019Source: Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular (English Edition)Author(s): S. Vidal-Sicart, S. Fuertes Cabero, M. Danús Lainez, R. Valdés Olmos, P. Paredes Barranco, J.I. Rayo Madrid, M.E. Rioja Martín, R. Díaz Expósito, E. Goñi GironésAbstractThe aim of this review is to provide an updated perspective on different fields of radioguided surgery. With reference to the sentinel lymph node biopsy in oral squamous cell carcinoma, we present the results of the interactive debate held at the recent Congress of our specialty about the more relevant aspects of the London Consensus. Drainage peculiarities and indications according to the current guidelines on gynecological tumors, endometrial and cervical cancer, are detailed and new scenarios for nuclear medicine physicians are presented; robotic surgery and hybrid tracers, for instance. Moreover, the notable growth in radioguided surgery indications for non-palpable lesions, widely used in mammary pathology, make it advisable to update two procedures which have shown satisfying results, such as the solitary pulmonary nodule and the osteoid osteoma.ResumenLa presente revisión tiene como objetivo brindar una visión actualizada en diferentes campos de la cirugía radioguiada. En lo que se refiere a la biopsia del ganglio centinela en el carcinoma escamoso oral, se exponen los resultados del debate interactivo llevado a cabo en el reciente Congreso de nuestra e...
Source: Revista Espanola de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular - Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research