PMC1156960_01
Lymphoscientigraphic scan showing radioneucleotide uptake in primary tumor, no sentinel node is identified.
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F1
Tc99 sulfur colloid was injected around the tumor and immunoscintigraphy images (anterior and lateral view) were taken. These images failed to show any lymph node uptake either in axilla or else where (figure 1) at the time of surgery 4 ml of isosulfan blue was injected peritumorilly and 20 minutes later axilla was entered.
PMC1156960_02
Lymphoscintigraphic scan showing uptake in primary tumor with sentinel node in axilla and in left supra clavicular area.
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F2
Tc99 sulfur colloid was injected peritumorily and scintigraphic images were taken 4 hours later. The scintigraphic image showed one sentinel node in axilla and other in supra clavicular fossa (figure 2).