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The EANM and SNMMI practice guideline for lymphoscintigraphy and sentinel node localization in breast cancer

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Abstract

Purpose

The accurate harvesting of a sentinel node in breast cancer includes a sequence of procedures with components from different medical specialities, including nuclear medicine, radiology, surgical oncology and pathology. The aim of this document is to provide general information about sentinel lymph node detection in breast cancer patients.

Methods

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) have written and approved these guidelines to promote the use of nuclear medicine procedures with high quality. The final result has been discussed by distinguished experts from the EANM Oncology Committee, the SNMMI and the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO).

Conclusion

The present guidelines for nuclear medicine practitioners offer assistance in optimizing the diagnostic information from the SLN procedure. These guidelines describe protocols currently used routinely, but do not include all existing procedures. They should therefore not be taken as exclusive of other nuclear medicine modalities that can be used to obtain comparable results. It is important to remember that the resources and facilities available for patient care may vary.

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Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge the members of the EANM Oncology Committee, of the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO), of the EANM Executive Committee, and of the SNMMI Committee on Guidelines for their contributions to the preparation of this guideline.

The Oncology Committee of EANM consists of the following individuals:

Francesco Giammarile, MD, PhD (chair) (Université Claude Bernard, Hospices Civils, Lyon, France), Sally Barrington, MD (St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK), Ambros Beer, MD (Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität, Munich, Germany), Fani Bozkurt, MD, PhD (Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey), Roberto Delgado-Bolton, MD (Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain), Stefano Fanti, MD, PhD (University of Bologna, Italy), Ken Hermann, MD (Technische Universität, Munich, Germany), Jolanta Kunikowska, MD (Medical University, Warsaw, Poland), Werner Langsteger, MD, PhD (St Vincent's Hospital, Linz, Austria), Michel Meignan, MD, PhD (Hopital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France), Felix Mottaghy, MD, PhD (Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Germany), Wolfgang Weber, MD, PhD (University of Freiburg, Germany)

The Committee on SNMMI Guidelines consists of the following individuals:

Kevin J. Donohoe, MD (Chair) (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA); Sue Abreu, MD (Sue Abreu Consulting, Nichols Hills, OK);Helena Balon, MD (Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI); Twyla Bartel, DO (UAMS, Little Rock, AR); Paul E. Christian, CNMT, BS, PET (Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT); Dominique Delbeke, MD (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN); Vasken Dilsizian, MD (University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD); Kent Friedman, MD (NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY); James R. Galt, PhD (Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA); Jay A. Harolds, MD (OUHSC-Department of Radiological Science, Edmond, OK); Aaron Jessop, MD (UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX); David H. Lewis, MD (Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA); J. Anthony Parker, MD, PhD (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA); James A. Ponto, RPh, BCNP (University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA); Lynne T. Roy, CNMT (Cedars/Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA); Schoder, MD (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY); Barry L. Shulkin, MD, MBA (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN); Michael G. Stabin, PhD (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN); Mark Tulchinsky, MD (Milton S. Hershey Med Center, Hershey, PA)

The EANM Executive Committee consists of the following individuals:

Fred Verzijlbergen, MD, PhD (Erasmus MC Centreal Location, Rotterdam, Netherlands); Arturo Chiti, MD (Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano Mi, Italy); Savvas Frangos, MD (Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center, Strovolos, Nicosia Cyprus); Jure Fettich, MD (University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia); Bernd J. Krause, MD, PhD (Universitätsklinikum Rostock, Rostock, Germany); Dominique Le Guludec, PhD (Hopital Bichat, Paris, France); Wim Oyen, MD, PhD (Radboud University Medical Centre, Numegen, Netherlands)

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Giammarile, F., Alazraki, N., Aarsvold, J.N. et al. The EANM and SNMMI practice guideline for lymphoscintigraphy and sentinel node localization in breast cancer. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 40, 1932–1947 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-013-2544-2

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