Experiences of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer
- VernacularTitle:乳腺癌前哨淋巴结活检的实践与体会
- Author:
Baoning ZHANG
;
Lixue XUAN
;
Tao ZHANG
;
Zhongzhao WANG
;
Guoji CHEN
;
Jin YI
;
Lin LIU
;
Shengzu CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Breast neoplasms;
Lymph node metastasis;
Sentinel lymph node;
Biopsy
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
2000;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the feasibility of sentinel lymph node biopsy(SLNB)during surgery of breast cancer. MethodsRadioactive colloid and blue dye were injected intradermally around the tumor seperately before the operation and the SLN were detected first by lymph scintigraphy. SLN was detected and located using ?-finder and the blue dye. Axillary lymph node dissection(ALND)was performed routinely after the SLNB. Results Among 116 breast cancer patients,this procedure was successful in 98.3% of cases. The sensitivity, accuracy and false negative rate were 93.6%, 97.4% and 6.4%, respectively. Conclusions SLNB is a simple, safe and reliable technique.Routine ALND could be raplaced by SLNB in breast cancer patients undergoing surgery.
