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Table 2 Clinical applications of radioguided surgery using gamma detection probe technology

From: A comprehensive overview of radioguided surgery using gamma detection probe technology

Clinical applications

Specific type(s) of radioguided surgery applications

Breast cancer

RGSLNB, RIGS, ROLL, RIME, FDGDS

Cutaneous malignancies

 

   Malignant melanoma

RGSLNB, FDGDS

   Merkel cell carcinoma

RGSLNB

   Other cutaneous malignancies

RGSLNB

Gastrointestinal malignancies

 

   Colorectal cancer

RIGS, RGSLNB, FDGDS

   Anal cancer

RGSLNB

   Esophageal cancer

RGSLNB

   Gastric cancer

RGSLNB, RIGS, FDGDS

   Pancreatic cancer

RIGS

   GIST

FDGDS

Head and neck malignancies

 

   Squamous cell cancer

RGSNLB, RIGS, FDGDS

   Parathyroid disease

RGS

   Thyroid cancer

RGS, FDGDS, RGSLNB

   Parotid gland cancer

RGSLNB

Gynecologic malignancies

 

   Vulvar cancer

RGSLNB

   Vaginal carcinoma

RGSLNB

   Cervical cancer

RGSLNB

   Endometrial cancer

RGSLNB

   Ovarian Cancer

RIGS, FDGDS

Urologic malignancies

 

   Penile cancer

RGSLNB

   Prostate cancer

RGSLNB, RIGS

   Testicular cancer

RGSLNB, FDGDS

   Bladder cancer

RGSLNB

   Renal cell cancer

RIGS

Thoracic malignancies

 

   Lung cancer

RGSLNB, RIGS, RGS, FDGDS

   Pulmonary nodules

RGS

Neuroendocrine tumors

 

   GEP neuroendocrine tumors

RGS

   Bronchial carcinoids

RGS

   Neuroblastoma

RGS

   Pheochromocytoma

RGS

Adrenocortical carcinoma

FDGDS

Sarcoma

RGSLNB

Brain tumors

RGS

Bone lesions

RGS

Lymphoma

RGS

Monitoring of isolated limb perfusion

RGS

  1. RGS, radioguided surgery; RIGS, radioimmunoguided surgery; RGSLNB, radioguided sentinel lymph node biopsy; ROLL, radioguided occult lesion localization; RIME, radioguided intraoperative margins evaluation; FDGDS, 18F-FDG directed surgery; GIST, gastrointestinal stromal tumor; GEP, gastroenteropancreatic