Near-infrared fluorescence sentinel lymph node detection in gastric cancer: A pilot study

Author(s):
Tummers, Q.R.J.G.; Boogerd, L.S.F.; Steur, W.O. de; Verbeek, F.P.R.; Boonstra, M.C.; Handgraaf, H.J.M.; Frangioni, J.V.; Velde, C.J.H. van de (0000-0003-0104-1800); Hartgrink, H.H.; Vahrmeijer, A.L.
Published
2016
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

CONCLUSION: This study shows successful use of ICG: Nanocoll as lymphatic tracer for SLN detection in gastric cancer. Moreover, tumor-containing LNs outside the standard dissection planes were identified.

Gastric cancerSentinel lymph nodeNear-infrared fluorescence imagingImage-guided surgeryIndocyanine green
Date issued
2016-04-07
Language
English
Publisher
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
Is part of
World Journal of Gastroenterology (2016), Vol. 22, no. 13, p. 3644-3651
hdl
1887/99336
doi
10.3748/wjg.v22.i13.3644