Tc-99m SC

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008545",
  "term": "Tc-99m SC",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance being studied as a way to find cancer in the body. It is also used to find sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer. It contains a radioactive substance called technetium linked to a substance called sulfur colloid. Sulfer colloid is taken up by special cells in lymph tissue, and in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow after it is injected. A machine or probe that detects radioactivity is used to find where the Tc-99m SC is in the body. Also called Tc 99m sulfur colloid and technetium Tc 99m-sulfur colloid.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Tc 99m sulfur colloid",
    "technetium Tc 99m-sulfur colloid"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/tc-99m-sc/"
}