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Technetium (99mTc) tilmanocept trade name Lymphoseek is a radiopharmaceutical diagnostic imaging agent approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the imaging of lymph nodes. It is used to locate those lymph nodes which may be draining from tumors and assist doctors in locating those lymph nodes for removal during surgery.

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ATC prefix
V09
ATC suffix
IA09
IUPAC name
Dextran 3-[(2-aminoethyl)thio]propyl 17-carboxy-101316-tris(carboxymethyl)-8-oxo-4-thia-7101316-tetraazaheptadec-1-yl 3-2-[[1-imino-2-((D)-mannopyranosylthio)ethyl]amino]ethyl]thio]propyl ether technetium-99m complexes

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