TY - JOUR
TI - Lymphatic Path of the Inguinal Lymph Node Metastases in Anorectal Cancer
The Springbok Pattern
AU - Gemenetzis, Georgios
AU - Lyra, Vassiliki D.
AU - Chatziioannou, Sofia N.
AU - and Smyrniotis, Vassilios
AU - Vassiliu, Pantelis
JO - Clinical Nuclear Medicine
PY - 2015
VL - 40
TODO - 11
SP - 890-891
PB - Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
SN - 0363-9762, 1536-0229
TODO - 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000942
TODO - anal; cancer; inguinal; sentinel; node; metastasis
TODO - Sentinel lymph node biopsy has been established as a feasible and
effective method for defining the inguinal node status in patients with
anal adenocarcinoma exceeding the dentate line. We present the axial
lymphoscintigraphic image that depicts thoroughly the injection site
around the anus, the lymphatic path, and the inguinal sentinel lymph
nodes, bilaterally. The distinct springbok pattern was named after the
unique horn shape of the African gazelle. This image puts on the map the
anoinguinal lymphatic path and highlights the need for complete inguinal
lymph node and related lymphatic path dissection in metastatic anal
cancer.
ER -