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SLNB question

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    • December 9, 2012 at 12:23 pm
    JC
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      This might sound like a crazy question, but I had 2 nodes removed after they did the lymphangioscintography with radionuclide injections surrounding the melanoma excision site.  In the pathology report they describe the nodes as "yellow-tan, pink-tan" lymph nodes.  Wouldn't the nodes they removed, if they removed the right ones, be blue in color (from the radionuclide)? 

      This might sound like a crazy question, but I had 2 nodes removed after they did the lymphangioscintography with radionuclide injections surrounding the melanoma excision site.  In the pathology report they describe the nodes as "yellow-tan, pink-tan" lymph nodes.  Wouldn't the nodes they removed, if they removed the right ones, be blue in color (from the radionuclide)? 

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        • December 11, 2012 at 8:43 am
        PSD
        Participant
          The surgeon could inject a radioactive substance, a blue dye or both substances to perform the SLNB. The SLN is then found either by a hand held device that senses the radioactivity or visually by the blue dye. Your surgeon probably had chosen the radionuclide substance.
          Remember, no question is crazy if it is important to you!
          PSD
          • December 11, 2012 at 8:43 am
          PSD
          Participant
            The surgeon could inject a radioactive substance, a blue dye or both substances to perform the SLNB. The SLN is then found either by a hand held device that senses the radioactivity or visually by the blue dye. Your surgeon probably had chosen the radionuclide substance.
            Remember, no question is crazy if it is important to you!
            PSD
            • December 11, 2012 at 8:43 am
            PSD
            Participant
              The surgeon could inject a radioactive substance, a blue dye or both substances to perform the SLNB. The SLN is then found either by a hand held device that senses the radioactivity or visually by the blue dye. Your surgeon probably had chosen the radionuclide substance.
              Remember, no question is crazy if it is important to you!
              PSD
              • December 12, 2012 at 9:15 pm
              mcanova
              Participant
                If the surgeon included the blue dye, you would have noticed very bright fluorescent blue “Pee” the first time you went to the bathroom after surgery. This “smurf” pee caught me off guard and until realized what was happening.

                Mike

                • December 12, 2012 at 9:15 pm
                mcanova
                Participant
                  If the surgeon included the blue dye, you would have noticed very bright fluorescent blue “Pee” the first time you went to the bathroom after surgery. This “smurf” pee caught me off guard and until realized what was happening.

                  Mike

                  • December 12, 2012 at 9:15 pm
                  mcanova
                  Participant
                    If the surgeon included the blue dye, you would have noticed very bright fluorescent blue “Pee” the first time you went to the bathroom after surgery. This “smurf” pee caught me off guard and until realized what was happening.

                    Mike

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