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Table 1 Results of PET/CT imaging and SLN procedure

From: Feasibility of intraoperative detection of sentinel lymph nodes with 89-zirconium-labelled nanocolloidal albumin PET-CT and a handheld high-energy gamma probe

Patient

Tumour

Clinical staging

Neck dissection levels dissected

Amount of 89Zr-nanocoll injected (MBq)

Number and level of the neck of SLN identified by PET/CT

Number and level of the neck of SLN intraoperatively detected by high-energy gamma probe

PA SLN

Final PA

1

Tongue L

T2N0

I–IV L

9

1 Ă— IA L

1 Ă— IB L

1 Ă— III L

1 Ă— III R

1 Ă— IA L

1 Ă— IB L

1 Ă— III L

1 Ă— III R

+

−

−

T1N2b

2

Tongue R

T2N0

I–IV R

1

1Ă— II R

1 Ă— III R

n.d.

n.d.

 

T2N2b

3

FOM L

T2N0

I–III L+R

2.4

2 Ă— II/III L

1 Ă— II L

2 Ă— III L

−

−

T1N0

4

Buccal mucosa L

T2N1

I–IV L

9

1 Ă— II L

1 Ă— II L

+

T2N2b

5

FOM R

T2N0

I–III L+R

8

1 Ă— IB R

2 Ă— II R

1 Ă— III R

1 Ă— IB R

2 Ă— II R

n.d.

−

−

T1N0

  1. R right side, L left side, SLN sentinel lymph node, FOM floor of mouth, PA histopathological result, n.d. not detected; + positive, − negative
  2. As assessed by handheld high-energy gamma probe