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25 January 2024: Articles

Lymphoscintigraphy and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)/CT to Determine Need for Second Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer Recurrence Following Ipsilateral Breast/Axillary Surgery

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis

Satoko Nakano A* , Sayoko Kakimoto D , Saaya Takahashi D , Akemi Mibu B , Hirokazu Saigusa B

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.942424

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e942424

Figure 3. The initial surgery was breast-conserving surgery (BCS) plus sentinel node biopsy (SNB) 14.5 years ago without radiotherapy (Patient 4). Lymphoscintigraphy and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT/CT) showed radioisotope accumulation only in the ipsilateral axilla at 3 h after 99mTc-phytate injection. An oblique planar image in early (A) and delayed phases (B). The red arrow indicates an accumulation in the axillary lymph node. SPECT/CT image at 15 min showing only injection site (C) and the late phase in SPECT/CT (D), and isotope was accumulated in the axilla (red arrow).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923