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Lymphoscintigraphy in the armpit

Lymphoscintigraphy in the armpit being operated on.

Lymphoscintigraphy showing a sentinel lymph node in the armpit. A radioactive tracer has been injected at the tumor site in order to identify the sentinel node(s). A blue tracer dye has also been used for greater accuracy of identification. The node will be removed and biopsied.

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Rights: Will Blakem, CC BY-SA 3.0
Published: 29 July 2008Size: 3.41 MB
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