Can methylene blue dye be used as an alternative to patent blue dye to find the sentinel lymph node in breast cancer surgery?

Can methylene blue dye be used as an alternative to patent blue dye to find the sentinel lymph node in breast cancer surgery?

Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is standard care to evaluate axillary involvement in early breast cancer. It has fewer complications than complete lymph node dissection; however, using blue dye in SLNB is controversial. We have evaluated the detection rate and local complications assoc...

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Main Authors: Asieh Sadat Fattahi, Alireza Tavassoli, Omid Rohbakhshfar, Ramin Sadeghi, Abbas Abdollahi, Mohammad Naser Forghani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Blue dye
breast cancer
local complication
sentinel lymph node
Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=10;spage=918;epage=922;aulast=Fattahi

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