Gamma probe and ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology of the sentinel node (GULF) trial - overview of the literature, pilot and study protocol

Gamma probe and ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology of the sentinel node (GULF) trial - overview of the literature, pilot and study protocol

Abstract Background Sentinel node (SN) biopsy (SNB) detects clinically occult metastases of breast cancer and melanoma in 20–30%. Wound infections, seroma and lymph edema occur in up to 10%. Targeted ultrasound (US) of the SN, (with fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) if appropriate) has been inv...

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Main Authors: Charlotte M.C. Oude Ophuis, Lisa B. Koppert, Cécile de Monyé, Carolien H.M. van Deurzen, Senada Koljenović, Alexander C.J. van Akkooi, Cornelis Verhoef, Dirk J. Grünhagen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Sentinel lymph node biopsy
Ultrasonography
Fine-needle biopsy
Melanoma
Breast Neoplasms
Minimally invasive surgical procedures
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3236-2

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