Sentinel node staging in colon carcinoma: value of sentinel lymph node biopsy with radiocolloid and blue staining.
S E J Terwisscha Van ScheltingaF C Den BoerR PijpersG A MeyerA F EngelR SilvisS MeijerJ R M van der SijpPublished in: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology. Supplement (2007)
The SN biopsy with the combined technique proved a feasible technique with a steep learning curve. It can change the initial staging from stage II to stage III colon carcinoma. Scintigraphy can improve the success rate of the technique.