Lymphoscintigraphic drainage patterns of the auricle in healthy subjects

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Aydin M., Okudan B., Aydin Z., Ozbek F., Nasir S.

HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK, vol.27, no.10, pp.893-900, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 27 Issue: 10
• Publication Date: 2005
• Doi Number: 10.1002/hed.20255
• Journal Name: HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.893-900
• Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background. In lymphoscintigraphies of the head and neck, multiple injections around a tumor result in variable drainage to multiple nodal basins. We undertook this study in healthy subjects to test whether single injections at specified points in the auricle display single predictable pathways and predict visualization of parotid sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs).