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S entinel lymph node mapping for defining site and extent of elective radiotherapy management of regional nodes in M erkel cell carcinoma: A pilot case series
Author(s) -
Naehrig Diana,
Uren Roger F,
Emmett Louise,
Ioannou Kim,
Hong Angela,
Wratten Chris,
Thompson John F,
Hruby George
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1754-9485
pISSN - 1754-9477
DOI - 10.1111/1754-9485.12180
Subject(s) - medicine , merkel cell carcinoma , radiation therapy , malignancy , lymph node , sentinel node , lymph , node (physics) , sentinel lymph node , radiology , carcinoma , general surgery , oncology , cancer , pathology , breast cancer , structural engineering , engineering
Summary Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and aggressive skin malignancy. We discuss sentinel lymph node mapping which is a valuable decision aid for radiotherapy management and planning of treatment volumes as illustrated by four cases.