Lymphoscintigraphic evaluation of primary congenital lymphedema

Turk J Pediatr. 1990 Apr-Jun;32(2):117-21.

Abstract

A-four-year-old girl with primary nonfamilial congenital lymphedema was evaluated by lymphoscintigraphy using 99mTc-Dextran. It was demonstrated that there was no accumulation of radioactivity in the left inguinal and femoral lymph nodes and faint accumulation in the contralateral lymph node. It was concluded that lymphoscintigraphy is a safe, reliable, noninvasive technique which is helpful in the evaluation of a patient with lymphedema, especially small children in whom conventional contrast lymphangiography offers some challenges.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Dextrans
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphedema / congenital*
  • Lymphedema / diagnostic imaging
  • Organotechnetium Compounds
  • Pediatrics
  • Radionuclide Imaging

Substances

  • Dextrans
  • Organotechnetium Compounds
  • technetium Tc 99m dextran