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KMID : 0371420170930050240
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Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
2017 Volume.93 No. 5 p.240 ~ p.245
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Feasibility of sentinel lymph node dissection using Tc-99m phytate in papillary thyroid carcinoma
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Paek Se-Hyun
Yi Ka-Hee
Kim Su-Jin
Choi June-Young
Lee Kyu-Eun
Park Young-Joo
Park Do-Joon
Kang Keon-Wook
Chung June-Key
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Abstract
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Purpose: Various methods of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in thyroid cancer have been introduced. Tc-99m phytate as a radiotracer has been successfully utilized for SLN biopsy in breast, cervix, and endometrial cancer. We assessed the feasibility of SLN dissection using Tc-99m phytate in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).
Methods: Seventeen patients with PTC were prospectively enrolled. Ultrasound-guided peritumoral injection of 55.5 MBq Tc-99m phytate in 0.25-mL normal saline was performed. Preoperative single-photon emission-computed tomography (SPECT) and intraoperative gamma-probe were used for SLN detection during operation.
Results: Identification rate of SLNs was 70.6% (12 of 17) with SPECT, and 88.2% (15 of 17) with gamma-probe. Combined SPECT and gamma-probe had identification rates of 88.2% (15 of 17). Identification rates of SLNs in central LN compartments were 82.4% (14 of 17) and 41.2% (7 of 17) in lateral LN compartments. Overall sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the results of SLN biopsy were 91.6%, 100%, 88.4%, and 100%, respectively. Eight patients (47.1%) had metastasis in SLNs; all patients had SLN metastasis in the central compartment and 2 patients had SLN metastasis in both the central and lateral compartments.
Conclusion: Combined SPECT and gamma-probe could detect SLNs with an 88.2% identification rate in PTC. SLN biopsy using Tc-99m phytate is technically feasible. Further investigation is warranted for clinical application of Tc-99m phytate in PTC.
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KEYWORD
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy, Papillary thyroid cancer, Phytate, Gamma-probe, Single-photon emissioncomputed tomography
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