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Scintigraphy of lymphatic vessels in malignant melanoma of the skin before operation (en bloc excision)

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An injection of 99mTc-labelled antimony sulphide colloid was used to show the lymphatic pathways in patients with malignant melanoma of the trunk skin. Using a gamma camera, optimal visualisation was obtained 15–30 min postinjection. Surprising deviations of the lymphatic pathways were found; therefore, this method makes it possible to plan continuity dissection appropriate to individual cases. Two examples are presented.

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  1. Dermatological Clinic, Charité Hospital, Department of Medicine of Humboldt-University, Berlin, German Democratic Republic

    H. Winter

  2. Nuklearmedizinische Klinik, Bereich Medizin (Charité), Schumannstr. 20/21, DDR-1040, Berlin, German Democratic Republic

    K. Buchali, H. J. Blesin, M. Schürer & K. Sydow

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Buchali, K., Winter, H., Blesin, H.J. et al. Scintigraphy of lymphatic vessels in malignant melanoma of the skin before operation (en bloc excision). Eur J Nucl Med 11, 88–89 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00252141

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