Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1712-1715, December 2011

Case report: Improving the speed and accuracy of melanoma sentinel node biopsy with 3D intra-operative imaging

  • Shetha Naji

      Affiliations

    • Plastic Surgery, St. Thomas Hospital, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Plastic Surgery, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK. Tel.: + 44 (0) 2071885136.
    • ,
  • Amir Tadros

      Affiliations

    • Plastic Surgery, St. Thomas Hospital, London, UK
    • ,
  • Joerg Traub

      Affiliations

    • SurgicEye GmbH, Munich, Germanyc
    • ,
  • Ciaran Healy

      Affiliations

    • Plastic Surgery, St. Thomas Hospital, London, UK

Received 28 December 2010; accepted 14 May 2011. published online 06 June 2011.

Summary 

This case reports our first experience of using real-time intra-operative 3D imaging for sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma. The 3D imaging enabled ready identification and, excision of the sentinel node, by pinpointing its exact location.

Keywords: Melanoma, Sentinel node biopsy, Freehand SPECT, 3D imaging guidance

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PII: S1748-6815(11)00250-6

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2011.05.011

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1712-1715, December 2011

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