The Open Surgical Oncology Journal

2010, 2 : 29-30
Published online 2010 May 27. DOI: 10.2174/1876504101002010029
Publisher ID: TOSOJ-2-29

The Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Navigation May be Useful to Personalize Lymph Nodes Dissection

Masakazu Toi , Tomoharu Sugie and Toshiyuki Kitai
Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan

ABSTRACT

The indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging is a tool to detect sentinel nodes and the associated lymphatic network including para-sentinel nodes. According to recent experiences in breast cancer treatment, a real-time lymphatic mapping with ICG fluorescence may provide a possibility of being able to personalize lymph node dissection. This novel concept needs to be investigated in various types of diseases.

Keywords:

ICG fluorescence imaging, lymphatic mapping, personalization of lymph node dissection, breast cancer.