#Sentinel node skin#
#Sentinel node free#

Tissue or any other precautions for you or anyone else. Therefore, you do not have to worry about damaging surrounding There is minimal amount of radioactivity from theĭosage used. Very sensitive region of the breast as it contains many nerve endings.įortunately, the injections are done quite quickly and within minutes theĭiscomfort should ease. (freezing) as that would involve additional injections.

#Sentinel node skin#

Needle prick just under the skin - you are not given any local anesthetic The injections are somewhat uncomfortable as it is a Injected to make the nodes more easily identified during surgery. The exact location of the nodes by sensing the radioactivity. Once in the operating room, the surgeon uses a special probe to detect All the images will be reviewed by your surgeon before Minutes for this procedure, depending on the flow of the radiopharmaceutical and Temporary markings may be made on your skin. These images identify the sentinel nodes and You will be lyingĭown on a table with a gamma camera above it, with which images are taken Radiopharmaceutical around the nipple region of your breast. The procedure involves you having approximately four injections of a If you were scheduledįor a wire localization before your surgery, you would have that first, followed (either at City Hospital or Royal University Hospital).

Have made arrangements for you to go to one of the Nuclear Medicine departments On the day of your breast surgery, your surgeon would Sentinel nodes contain some malignant cells, you may then require further

Therefore, weĬan prevent complete axillary node removal and all the complications that canĪrise from having them removed such as poor lymph drainage (lymphedema). The remaining nodes further away from the tumor are clear also.

#Sentinel node free#

If the sentinel nodes are free of cancerous cells, we can confidently assume Often 1 to 4 sentinel nodes may be sampled to give us a good indication of the Spread to from a tumor as it would be the first node(s) that it would drain to. Sentinel nodes are the first nodes that cancer may