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Which cancers need sentinel lymph node mapping?
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A couple: The majority of cancers for which sentinel nodes are taken routinely are breast cancer and melanoma, but sentinel nodes are occasionally taken for other cancers.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Inv.Br Ca or mastect: Sentinel node mapping/biopsy in breast cancer is staging procedure. Any invasive ca has the potential to spread outside the breast (metastatis). Axillary nodes are most common site where spreading cancer cells can be identified. The sentinel node mapping identifies the most important node(s) in the axilla for eval. It's also done for dcis undergoing mastectectomy in case invasion on final path.
Answered 10/3/2013
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Sentinel nodes: The most common cancers for sentinel lymph node mapping are breast cancer and melanoma.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Several: Melanoma, some advanced basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers. Breast Cancer. Some surgeons use it in Thyroid cancer and colon cancer as well.
Answered 9/24/2014
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