Low-cost Fluorescein as an Alternative to Radio-colloid for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy-a Prospective Validation Study in Early Breast Cancer.

SLN-IR of > 90% and SLN-FNR of < 10% using fluorescein plus MBD combination are in acceptable range, and are comparable to that of RP plus MBD combination. Fluorescein can replace RP for performing SLNB, in combination with MBD.