sodium-pertechnetate-tc-99m and Vulvar-Neoplasms

Lymphography and venography were used for diagnosis of radiation edemas of the lower limbs in patients receiving radiation or combined therapy for malignant tumors of the female genital organs. It was established that 99mTc-lymphocys could be used to detect lymphostasis, to determine the level and nature of the lymphatic trochlea. An additional study of the venous blood flow made it possible to determine the type of disorder of the lymph flow. Radionuclide methods of the investigation of the lymph flow and venous blood flow are easy to use, atraumatic and quite informative, therefore they should be recommended for the investigation of patients with radiation edemas of the limbs to determine indications for surgery.

Topics: Edema; Female; Genital Neoplasms, Female; Leg; Lymphoscintigraphy; Radiotherapy; Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms; Uterine Neoplasms; Veins; Vulvar Neoplasms