Indocyanine green fluorescence method for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer

Background/Objective: Breast biopsy and analysis of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) accurately predict tumor status in the affected basin and help in avoiding unnecessary axillary lymph node dissection, which is associated with remarkable morbidity risk. Blue dye and radioisotope are the most widely use...

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Main Authors: Joseph Lin, Li-Sheng Lin, Dar-Ren Chen, Kuo-Juei Lin, Yu-Fen Wang, Yu-Jun Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958420300452