Lymphatic Drainage of the Skin and Breast: Locating the Sentinel Nodes

Presenting many previously unknown patterns of lymph drainage and based on more than 2000 studies of melanoma patients, this book is an addition to the topic of lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy which is of interest in surgical oncology.

The authors' experience and their insights in applying this technique to patients with melanoma is offered to surgical oncology teams contemplating introducing this approach to management of their patients.

A section on lymphatic drainage patterns of the breast is also included, based on 90 studies of breast cancer patients.