Sentinel lymph node biopsy under fluorescent indocyanin green guidance: Initial experience

AYDOĞAN F., Arikan A. E., Aytac E., Velidedeoglu M., Yilmaz M. H., Sager M. S., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.32, no.1, pp.50-53, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/ucd.2015.2832
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.50-53
  • Keywords: Fluorescent light, indocyanine green, sentinel lymph node biopsy, STANDARD AXILLARY TREATMENT, METHYLENE-BLUE DYE, BREAST-CANCER, TRIAL, RADIOISOTOPE, GUIDELINES, DISSECTION, INJECTION, QUALITY
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Sentinel lymph node biopsy can be applied by using either blue dye or radionuclide method or both in breast cancer. Fluorescent imaging with indocyanine green is a new defined method. This study evaluates the applicability of sentinel lymph node biopsy via fluorescent indocyanine green.