Tc-99m dextran
| Tc-99m dextran | |
|---|---|
| Term | Tc-99m dextran |
| Short definition | Tc-99m dextran - substance being studied to find sentinel lymph nodes in some types of skin cancer and breast cancer. It contains a radioactive substance called technetium linked to a substance called dextran. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Tc-99m dextran - substance being studied to find sentinel lymph nodes in some types of skin cancer and breast cancer. It contains a radioactive substance called technetium linked to a substance called dextran. Dextran helps technetium stay in the blood and lymphatic vessels after injection. A machine or probe that detects radioactivity shows which lymph nodes near the tumor contain Tc-99m dextran. Also called 99m-Tc-Dx and Technetium Tc 99m-Dextran
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