Fluorescent-guided surgery and the use of indocyanine green sentinel lymph node mapping in the pediatric and young adult oncology population.
Michael E JohnstonZishaan A FarooquiRajaram NagarajanJoseph G PresseyBrian TurpinRoshni DasguptaPublished in: Cancer (2023)
This study established the efficacy of ICG as an adjunct to SLNB in the pediatric and young adult population. ICG was safe, more efficacious than blue dye, and may obviate the need for lymphoscintigraphy in selected patients resulting in reduced time under anesthesia.
Keyphrases
- sentinel lymph node
- end stage renal disease
- young adults
- early stage
- lymph node
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- newly diagnosed
- minimally invasive
- fluorescence imaging
- chronic kidney disease
- palliative care
- high resolution
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- childhood cancer
- coronary artery disease
- radiation therapy
- middle aged
- photodynamic therapy
- locally advanced