Sentinel node in breast cancer procedural guidelines

Content Procedure guidelines for scintigraphic detection of sentinel node in breast cancer are presented. Authors The paper was written by several experts in this field on behalf of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine Oncology and Dosimetry committees and approved by the Executive Committee. An Editorial commentary on this paper is available at . Disclaimer: The European Association of Nuclear Medicine has written and approved guidelines to promote the cost-effective use of high-quality nuclear medicine procedures. These generic recommendations cannot be rigidly applied to all patients in all practice settings. The guidelines should not be deemed inclusive of all proper procedures or exclusive of other procedures reasonably directed to obtaining the same results. Advances in medicine occur at a rapid rate. The date of a guideline should always be considered in determining its current applicability. All authors declare they have no conflict of interest.