Download or read book The Sentinel Lymph Node Concept written by Alfred Schauer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-10-28 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practical application of the sentinel node concept is evaluated in this book. The concept is analyzed for breast cancer, malignant melanoma, tumors of the face, oropharynx, lung, gastrointestinal and urogenital tract. The first part of the book describes the function and use of the nuclear medicine equipment, the tracers used, colloid solutions and modern developments in histological and immunohistochemical lymph node investigations, as well as possible pitfalls. In the second part, specific tumor-related problems are described.