Lumpectomy and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Using Lumicell System for Intraoperative Detection of Residual Cancer
Barbara Smith, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
This case presentation involved a female patient with breast cancer who underwent a lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy using the Lumicell system for intraoperative detection of residual cancer. The aim was to detect residual tumor cells during the initial operation and avoid subsequent surgeries. This video provides a thorough presentation of lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy utilizing the Lumicell system to detect any remaining cancer during surgery. The video covers the entire process, from preoperative preparation to the final step of skin closure.
Wide Local Excision of an Intermediate-Thickness Back Melanoma with a Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy of Left Axillary Lymph Nodes
Kailan Sierra-Davidson, MD, DPhil1; Ogonna N. Nnamani Silva, MD2; Sonia Cohen, MD, PhD1
1Massachusetts General Hospital
2Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Wide local excision (WLE) with sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) remains the cornerstone for treatment of patients with intermediate-thickness and thick melanoma lesions with clinically negative nodes. This procedure involves resection of the melanoma with circumferential margins including all the subcutaneous tissue to the level of the deep fascia. WLE is accompanied by lymphatic mapping in order to localize, resect, and analyze the sentinel node(s) for the presence of lymph node metastases. In this paper with accompanying animation and video, a 40-year-old otherwise healthy patient presents with a new melanoma on his back diagnosed via biopsy. The surgical management of intermediate-thickness melanoma and rationale for treatment are reviewed, and recent advances in postoperative treatment of those with clinically occult regional disease are highlighted.
Lumpectomy with Sentinel Node Biopsy
Massachusetts General Hospital
Barbara Smith, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Dr. Barbara Smith at MGH performs a lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy on a female patient who had palpable breast cancer. This case was part of a study featuring Lumicell technology, which looks for residual tumor following the lumpectomy with the goal of reducing rates of recurrence.
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