Fluorescence Imaging Using Methylene Blue Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma.
Tomasz CwalinskiJarosław SkokowskiWojciech PolomLuigi MaranoMaciej SwierblewskiKamil DrucisGiandomenico RovielloNatalia CwalinaLeszek KalinowskiFranco RovielloKarol PolomPublished in: Surgical innovation (2022)
This is the first clinical study presenting the usefulness of fluorescent sentinel node biopsy in melanoma patients using MB as a fluorophore. Further studies are necessary to provide methods for its' clinical implementation.
Keyphrases
- sentinel lymph node
- fluorescence imaging
- lymph node
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- healthcare
- early stage
- photodynamic therapy
- ultrasound guided
- prognostic factors
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- skin cancer
- fine needle aspiration
- peritoneal dialysis
- squamous cell carcinoma
- living cells
- clinical trial
- radiation therapy
- patient reported outcomes
- fluorescent probe
- double blind
- label free