Open AccessIndocyanine Green Fluorescence-Guided Sentinel Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Within a North African Population: A Retrospective Study
Author(s) -
Samir Hidar,
A. Alimi,
Abdejlil Khlifi,
Salma Chachia,
Ons Kaabia,
Sassi Bouguizane,
M. Bibi,
H. Khaïri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
meme sağlığı dergisi/meme sağlığı dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1306-0953
pISSN - 1306-0945
DOI - 10.4274/ejbh.galenos.2021.2021-4-11
Subject(s) - medicine , indocyanine green , sentinel node , biopsy , breast cancer , malignancy , sentinel lymph node , retrospective cohort study , radiology , population , cancer , surgery , environmental health
Radio isotopes and blue dyes alone or in combination are the most commonly used tracer agents in sentinel node (SN) biopsy for early breast cancer. Recent studies have found fluorescence method using indocyanine green (ICG) as a promising technology with fewer disadvantages.