A systematic review and meta-analyses of sentinel lymph node identification in breast cancer and melanoma, a plea for tracer mapping

MG Niebling, RG Pleijhuis, E Bastiaannet… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has become a widely accepted staging
procedure for both breast carcinoma and melanoma. The aim of our study was to …

Sentinel lymph node biopsy mapped with methylene blue dye alone in patients with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Li, X Chen, M Qi, Y Li - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Methylene blue dye is easy to obtain in developing countries and can be used
in sentinel lymph node mapping for breast cancer. However, the accuracy of methylene blue …

The false-negative rate of sentinel node biopsy in patients with breast cancer: a meta-analysis

S Pesek, T Ashikaga, LE Krag, D Krag - World journal of surgery, 2012 - Springer
Background In sentinel node surgery for breast cancer, procedural accuracy is assessed by
calculating the false-negative rate. It is important to measure this since there are potential …

Meta-analysis of superficial versus deep injection of radioactive tracer and blue dye for lymphatic mapping and detection of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer

M Ahmed, AD Purushotham, K Horgan… - Journal of British …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is the standard of care for axillary staging
in early breast cancer. Currently, no consensus exists on the optimal site of injection of the …

Role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the staging of synovial, epithelioid, and clear cell sarcomas

UN Maduekwe, FJ Hornicek, DS Springfield… - Annals of surgical …, 2009 - Springer
Background Soft tissue sarcomas generally have a≤ 5% risk of lymph node metastasis, but
synovial, epithelioid, and clear cell subtypes reportedly have a much higher risk. The utility …

The role of radiotracer imaging in the diagnosis and management of patients with breast cancer: part 1—overview, detection, and staging

JH Lee, EL Rosen, DA Mankoff - Journal of nuclear medicine, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
Breast cancer is the most common non-skin type of cancer and the second leading cause of
cancer mortality in women. Advances in diagnosis and treatment have led to declines in …

Status of sentinel lymph node for breast cancer

VM Moncayo, JN Aarsvold, SF Grant, SC Bartley… - Seminars in Nuclear …, 2013 - Elsevier
Long-awaited results from randomized clinical trials designed to test the validity of sentinel
lymph node biopsy (SLNB) as replacement of axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in …

How long the lymphoscintigraphy imaging should be continued for sentinel lymph node mapping?

R Sadeghi, MN Forghani, B Memar… - Annals of nuclear …, 2009 - Springer
Objective We assessed the need for delayed lymphoscintigraphy imaging for sentinel lymph
node (SLN) biopsy in stage I and II breast cancer patients using intradermal injection of 99m …

乳腺癌内乳区前哨淋巴结活检术对淋巴分期和个体化治疗的影响.

邱鹏飞, 丛斌斌, 刘雁冰, 陈鹏, 孙晓… - Chinese Journal of …, 2016 - search.ebscohost.com
目的探讨乳腺癌内乳区前哨淋巴结活检术(IM⁃ SLNB) 对淋巴分期和辅助治疗方案的影响.
方法前瞻性分析行SLNB 的349 例乳腺癌患者的临床资料, 均经穿刺病理证实为乳腺癌 …

A novel finding of sentinel lymphatic channels in early stage breast cancer patients: which may influence detection rate and false-negative rate of sentinel lymph node …

M Wang, W Zhou, Y Zhao, T Xia, X Zha, Q Ding, X Liu… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background The exact lymphatic drainage pattern of the breast hasn't been explained
clearly. The aim of this study was to investigate the sentinel lymphatic channels (SLCs) in …