Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Conjunctival Malignant Melanoma at the Lacrimal Caruncle : A Case Report

• Motomura, Hisashi

• Sakamoto, Michiharu

• Maruyama, Yoko

• Harada, Teruichi

• Ishii, Masamitsu

抄録

Background : Conjunctival malignant melanoma (CMM) is so rare that there are no certain guidelines for its treatment. Factors influencing its prognosis include region of onset, tumor thickness, lymph node metastasis, and distant metastasis. Whether regional lymph node metastasis is present or not is one of the most powerful factors for predicting recurrence in and survival of patients with CMM. / Methods : A 72-year-old man with conjunctival malignant melanoma at the lacrimal caruncle was underwent sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy by preoperative lymphoscintigraphy and intraoperative vital blue mapping....

収録刊行物

• Osaka City Medical Journal

  Osaka City Medical Journal 56 (1), 5-10, 2010-06

  OSAKA CITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

キーワード

• Conjunctival malignant melanoma
• Lymphatic mapping
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy

詳細情報

• CRID: 1050001202447786496
• NII論文ID: 110007811414
• NII書誌ID: AA00765896
• ISSN: 00306096
• Web Site: https://dlisv03.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/il/meta_pub/G0000438repository_00306096-56-1-5
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2011023933
• 本文言語コード: en
• 資料種別: journal article
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