Tattoo Ink Localization Before Targeted Dissection of Axillary Lymph Nodes: Frequency of Success and Associated Factors

Emily B Ambinder; Sarah Oberhelman; Melissa Camp; Lisa Jacobs; Mehran Habibi; Chi Trinh; Anshika Bakshi; Kelly S Myers

doi:10.2214/AJR.24.32165

Tattoo Ink Localization Before Targeted Dissection of Axillary Lymph Nodes: Frequency of Success and Associated Factors

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2024 Dec 26. doi: 10.2214/AJR.24.32165. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Emily B Ambinder^{1

2}, Sarah Oberhelman¹, Melissa Camp³, Lisa Jacobs³, Mehran Habibi⁴, Chi Trinh¹, Anshika Bakshi⁵, Kelly S Myers¹

Affiliations

¹ The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
² Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
³ The Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore MD.
⁴ Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY.
⁵ Ascension Saint Agnes, Baltimore MD.

PMID: 39723800
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.24.32165

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Plain language summary

In patients who underwent tattoo ink localization of axillary lymph nodes before TAD, the target lymph node was localized intraoperatively and successfully resected in 94%, including 93% in patients who received NACT before ink localization. In patients who underwent SLNB, the inked node was not a sentinel node in 13%.