Does preoperative dynamic lymphoscintigraphy predict sentinel lymph node metastasis in patients with early breast cancer?
Abnormal accumulation of the radiotracer close to radioactive spots may indicate SLN metastasis. When dynamic lymphoscintigraphy shows this pattern, surgeons should consider the presence of SLN metastasis and carefully remove additional lymph nodes surrounding radioactive lymph nodes so as not to leave metastatic SLNs behind.
Our results show that reaming comprises a small percentage of the operative time and the total time a patient spends in the operating room.