Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) in Breast Cancer Patients: An Application Analysis of 163 Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsies.

Christian EichlerC BaucksJ ÜnerCaroline PahmeyerD RatiuB GruettnerW MalterM Warm

Published in: BioMed research international (2020)

This is the first analysis of ACP®/PRP used in breast cancer patients in a sentinel node biopsy setting worldwide. PRP does not seem to increase rates of local recurrence within this 30-month follow-up time frame. Also, trend towards decreasing complication rates could be shown.

Keyphrases

platelet rich plasma
sentinel lymph node
lymph node
early stage
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
free survival
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy