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Sentinel Node Mapping: South Shore Regional Hospital

Categories

Breast Cancer

Cancer

Scan or Test

Breast

Attachment

Last Update

January 1, 2022

Extension

.pdf

Print Code

WS85-2258

Language

English

Location

South Shore Regional Hospital

Creator

Oncology, South Shore Regional Hospital

Sentinel lymph node mapping is a procedure that uses radioactive material (tracers and sometimes blue dye) to map (find) the lymph nodes that drain the area of your cancer. The pamphlet explains what sentinel nodes are, and what will happen before, during, and after the procedure.

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