Open AccessRole of intraoperative sentinel lymph node mapping in the management of carcinoma of the esophagus
Author(s) -
Mohammad Akbar Bhat,
Zahoor Ahmed Naikoo,
Tufail A Dass,
Riyaz Ahmad Lone,
Abdul Majeed Dar
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.65186
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagus , sentinel lymph node , lymphadenectomy , h&e stain , esophageal cancer , carcinoma , lymph node , metastasis , lymph , cancer , biopsy , radiology , surgery , pathology , immunohistochemistry , breast cancer
Precise evaluation of lymph node status is one of the most important factors in determining clinical outcome in treating gastro-intestinal (GI) cancer. Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping clearly has become highly feasible and accurate in staging GI cancer. This study aims to investigate the feasibility and accuracy of detection of SLN using methylene blue dye in patients with carcinoma of the esophagus and assess its potential role in determining the rational extent of lymphadenectomy in esophageal cancer surgery.