Application of sentinel lymph node mapping in the treatment of colorectal cancer
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-9752.2010.06.003
- VernacularTitle:结直肠癌前哨淋巴结导航技术的运用与评价
- Author:
Guoxin LI
;
Yanan WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Colorectal neoplasms;
Sentinel lymph nodes;
Tracer methods
- From:
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery
2010;09(6):408-410
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Sentinel lymph node (SLN), the hypothetical first regional lymph node or group of lymph nodes to received lymphatic drainage from a primary tumor, can predict the likelihood of further nodal involvement. SLN mapping was initially applied to the treatment of breast cancer and melanoma, and it also shows gratifying effect on thyroid cancer, pancreatic cancer and gastrointestinal tumors. The development of SLN mapping in colorectal cancer has brought us a new approach to design personalized operation and adjuvant therapy plans. However,various SLN mapping techniques in colorectal cancer available present fluctuant navigation performances, which need to be replaced by an economical, convenient and accurate tracing technique. Hopefully the optimized SLN mapping can play a more important role in the management of increasing occurred early colorectal cancer.
