TABLE 2.
Comparison of nodes (“hot spots”) visualized to sentinel lymph nodes harvested
| Location | # of patients | Nodes visualized by SPECT/CT | Nodes visualized by PLS | Number of SLN’s harvested | |||
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| Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | ||
| Head and neck | 228 | 3.6 | 0–11 | 3.0 | 0–13 | 3.2 | 0–23 |
| Trunk | |||||||
| Back | 38 | 3.9 | 1–11 | 3.0 | 0–7 | 3.3 | 0–9 |
| Shoulder | 37 | 2.8 | 0–6 | 2.0 | 0–6 | 3.2 | 0–14 |
| Chest/abdomen | 13 | 3.6 | 0–11 | 2.0 | 0–9 | 2.8 | 0–7 |
| Upper extremity | 12 | 3.2 | 0–7 | 2.0 | 0–5 | 2.7 | 0–6 |
| Lower extremity | 10 | 8.4 | 1–13 | 6.0 | 1–10 | 2.5 | 1–6 |
| Genital | 8 | 4.1 | 1–6 | 3.0 | 1–6 | 3.3 | 1–7 |
| Anorectal | 5 | 5.0 | 3–8 | 3.0 | 2–4 | 3.0 | 1–4 |
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| Total | 351 | 4.3 | 0–13 | 3.0 | 0–13 | 3.0 | 0–23 |
SPECT/CT single photon emission computed tomography with integrated CT, PLS planar lymphoscintigraphy, SLN’s sentinel lymph nodes