Sentinel lymph node biopsy under fluorescent indocyanin green guidance: Initial experience

Aydogan, Fatih; Arikan, Akif; Aytac, Erman; Velidedeoglu, Mehmet; Yilmaz, Mehmet; Sager, Muhammet; Celik, Varol; Uras, Cihan

doi:10.5152/ucd.2015.2832

Sentinel lymph node biopsy under fluorescent indocyanin green guidance: Initial experience

Aydogan F., Arikan A. E., Aytac E., Velidedeoglu M., Yilmaz M. H., Sager M. S., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.32, no.1, pp.50-53, 2016 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 32 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.5152/ucd.2015.2832
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.50-53
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Sentinel lymph node biopsy can be applied by using either blue dye or radionuclide method or both in breast cancer. Fluorescent imaging with indocyanine green is a new defined method. This study evaluates the applicability of sentinel lymph node biopsy via fluorescent indocyanine green.