Open AccessRetrospective analysis of sentinel lymph node biopsy using methylene blue dye for early breast cancer
Author(s) -
Shan Yang,
Hongyu Xiang,
Ling Xin,
Hong Zhang,
Shuang Zhang,
Yuanjia Cheng,
Qian Liu,
Ling Xu,
Ting Li,
Xuening Duan,
Jingming Ye,
Yinhua Liu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.1097/cm9.0000000000001359
Subject(s) - medicine , sentinel lymph node , breast cancer , micrometastasis , odds ratio , biopsy , confidence interval , cancer , oncology , surgery
Methylene blue is the most commonly used tracer for sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy (SLNB) in China. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of clinical application of SLNB using methylene blue dye (MBD) for early breast cancer and the prognosis of patients with different SLN and non-SLN statuses.