[Lymph node sentinel detection in lung resection for non small cell lung cancer: our experience]. / Tecnica del linfonodo sentinella nella resezione polmonare per cancro polmonare non a piccole cellule: nostra esperienza.

The authors used in lung cancer resection for 53 patients the lymph node sentinel detection, already codified in breast cancer and in melanoma. They illustrate the proemial results of two methods: the first with vital dye; the second with a radiodrug and a sterile portable probe.

[Evaluation of the reliality of an oncotropic drug in diagnostics of the retrosternal lesions]. / Diagnostica delle lesioni tiroidee retrosternali. Attendibilità di un farmaco oncotropo.

Aim of this research is the evaluation of an oncotropic drug in diagnostics of substernal goiter. We used the SESTA-MIBI in 26 patients with cervico-mediastinal goiter and evaluated the pre and intra operating data with the histopathological specimen. The radiodrug has noticed profit in the differential from neoplastic and colloidal tissue, even if in a few cases it has also demostrated affinity for the benign adenomas. When the fine aspirated needle biopsy has turned out inadwisable or not setting, the MIBI methodical has been of special help. The extent of the use of this radiodrug also to parathyroid and cardiac pathology has made the economical costs cheaper and promoted the routine use of the methodology.