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03-14-2013, 03:21 AM
Lymphoseek (technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept) Injection, a radioactive imaging agent that assists doctors in locating lymph nodes in breast cancer or melanoma patients who are having tumor-draining lymph nodes removed, has been approved by the US FDA (Food and Drug Administration). Lymphatic fluid flows from the body's tissues and is filtered by the lymph nodes...

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