Methods of Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Auricular Melanoma
Noorbakhsh S, Papageorge M, Maina RM, Baumann R, Moores C, Weiss SA, Pucar D, Ariyan S, Olino K, Clune J. Methods of Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Auricular Melanoma. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2021, 9: e4004. PMID: 34938645, PMCID: PMC8687720, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000004004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAuricular melanomaSentinel nodesLymphatic drainage patternsIntraoperative identificationSentinel lymphPlanar lymphoscintigraphyPreoperative imagingPreoperative mappingSPECT-CTSentinel lymph node identificationCareful intraoperative evaluationMore sentinel nodesSentinel node identificationSentinel lymph nodesLymph node identificationSingle photon emissionMicrometastatic diseaseLymph nodesRetrospective reviewPreoperative identificationIntraoperative evaluationComputerized tomographyMelanomaNode identificationLymphoscintigraphy