Indocyanine green fluorescence-navigated sentinel node biopsy showed higher sensitivity than the radioisotope or blue dye method, which may help to reduce false-negative cases in skin cancer

2012 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuhiro Fujisawa ◽  
Yasuhiro Nakamura ◽  
Yasuhiro Kawachi ◽  
Fujio Otsuka
Keyword(s):  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Indocyanine Green ◽  
Sentinel Node ◽  
Sentinel Node Biopsy ◽  
False Negative ◽  
Blue Dye ◽  
Green Fluorescence ◽  
Indocyanine Green Fluorescence ◽  
Node Biopsy ◽  
Higher Sensitivity

A Novel Indocyanine Green Fluorescence-Guided Video-Assisted Technique for Sentinel Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (9) ◽  
pp. 2815-2824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Sorrentino ◽  
Alessandra Sartani ◽  
Gaia Pietropaolo ◽  
Daniela Bossi ◽  
Serena Mazzucchelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Indocyanine Green ◽  
Sentinel Node ◽  
Sentinel Node Biopsy ◽  
Green Fluorescence ◽  
Indocyanine Green Fluorescence ◽  
Video Assisted ◽  
Node Biopsy

scholarly journals Sentinel node biopsy for skin melanoma

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 657-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Predrag Kovacevic ◽  
Milan Visnjic ◽  
Marina Vlajkovic ◽  
Tatjana Kovacevic ◽  
Aleksandar Visnjic
Keyword(s):  
Sentinel Node ◽  
Sentinel Node Biopsy ◽  
False Negative ◽  
Primary Melanoma ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Breslow Thickness ◽  
Blue Dye ◽  
Skin Melanoma ◽  
Node Biopsy

Background/Aim. Skin melanoma is one of the most malignant diseases with increasing incidence rate. Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) is very important for early detection of metastatic spread. The aim of the study was to analyze the first 40 patients with skin melanoma of 1 to 4 mm Breslow thickness when SNB was indicated. Methods. The patient characteristics, localization of the primary melanoma as well as histology grade were analyzed. SNB with intraoperative radiocolloid and methylene blue dye detection was performed. Results. Complication rate after SNB was analyzed and seroma was found in 5% of the patients. The therapeutic node dissection was performed in 10 patients with positive sentinel biopsy. The follow-up lasted two years. In five patients the false negative SNB was defined after the mean time of 11 months and the therapeutic dissection was performed. Conclusion. SNB in melanoma patients is a useful diagnostic procedure. It is advised for melanoma of 1 to 4 mm Breslow thickness.

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