Samenvatting
A new method of identifying and locating lymph nodes in lymph node dissection specimens using a radiographic imaging technique is described. The specimen is immersed in 96% ethyl alcohol which possesses a radiographic density similar to fat tissue. Even small immersed lymph nodes contrast well with 96% ethyl alcohol. Thus, a radiograph of a nodal dissection specimen, immersed in 96% ethyl alcohol, does not show the interfering projection of variations in thickness of the specimen. Simultaneously, lymph nodes are clearly imaged. Using this procedure, we could visualize 97% of all lymph nodes present in the fat tissue of lymph node dissection specimens, which were dissected free from large radiodense structures like muscle and submandibular glands. Thus, a simple method was established for radiographic documentation of lymph nodes in lymph node dissection specimens.
Originele taal-2 | Engels |
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Pagina's (van-tot) | 326-329 |
Aantal pagina's | 4 |
Tijdschrift | Laboratory Investigation |
Volume | 52 |
Nummer van het tijdschrift | 3 |
Status | Gepubliceerd - 1985 |
Extern gepubliceerd | Ja |