Intraoperative Near-Infrared Fluorescence Guided Surgery Using Indocyanine Green (ICG) for the Resection of Sarcomas May Reduce the Positive Margin Rate: An Extended Case Series

Intraoperative Near-Infrared Fluorescence Guided Surgery Using Indocyanine Green (ICG) for the Resection of Sarcomas May Reduce the Positive Margin Rate: An Extended Case Series

Background: Sarcomas are rare, aggressive cancers which can occur in any region of the body. Surgery is usually the cornerstone of curative treatment, with negative surgical margins associated with decreased local recurrence and improved overall survival. Indocyanine green (ICG) is a fluorescent dye...

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Main Authors: Marcus J. Brookes, Corey D. Chan, Fabio Nicoli, Timothy P. Crowley, Kanishka M. Ghosh, Thomas Beckingsale, Daniel Saleh, Petra Dildey, Sanjay Gupta, Maniram Ragbir, Kenneth S. Rankin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
indocyanine green
ICG
sarcoma
near-infrared fluorescence
NIR
margin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/24/6284

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