Article
Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping and its Relation to Biopsy
Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2011
Disciplines
Abstract
Sentinel lymph node (SLN) analysis has become the standard of care for initial regional lymph node assessment of breast malignancies and melanoma, replacing complete regional lymph node dissection for most patients. Although Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes 38500-38780 serve to identify lymph node biopsy, complete regional dissection procedures, and formal lymphadenectomy procedures, these codes were developed before the widespread acceptance of SLN mapping.
Citation Information
Linda M. Barney, Mark T. Savarise and Eric Whitacre. "Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping and its Relation to Biopsy" Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons Vol. 96 Iss. 11 (2011) p. 30 - 32, 59 ISSN: 0002-8045 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/linda_barney/8/