Preoperative detection of sentinel lymph nodes in endometrial cancer using SPECT/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2013 Sep;38(9):726-9. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31829a0124.

Abstract

We report the use of SPECT/CT in sentinel lymph node biopsy in endometrial cancer. The patient was a 54-year-old woman with the diagnosis of endometrial adnenocarcinoma, grade 2. Preoperative MRI and transvaginal ultrasound scans revealed tumor infiltrating more than 50% of the myometrium. The patient was qualified for total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and pelvic/paraaortic lymphadenectomy. Before the surgery, 2 cervical injections of the (99m)Tc-labeled nanocolloid (0.5 mCi) were administered and the SPECT/CT was performed using a standard dual-head gamma camera and a 6-slice spiral CT component.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Endometrial Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Lymph Nodes / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lymph Nodes / surgery*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymphatic Metastasis / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Preoperative Care*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*