The histopathological evaluation based on the indocyanine green fluorescence imaging of regional lymph node metastasis of splenic flexural colon cancer by near-infrared observation.
Manabu KakizoeJun WatanabeYusuke SuwaKazuya NakagawaHirokazu SuwaMayumi OzawaAtsushi IshibeHidenobu MasuiKaoru NagahoriPublished in: International journal of colorectal disease (2020)
The occupied LNs showed no fluorescence, but 80% of the non-occupied LNs showed fluorescence. Even in non-occupied LNs that showed fluorescence, the cancer site did not show fluorescence. This demonstrated LN dissection should not be omitted, even if no fluorescence is noted on intraoperative ICG-FI.