The role of the sentinel lymph node in gastrointestinal cancer.
Evaluation of the clinical significance of the sentinel node concept in GI cancer has just begun. The authors' preliminary data, using intraoperative radiation techniques and the gamma probe, suggest that it is worthwhile to continue the evaluation of this procedure to determine its role in an accurate staging and a minimally invasive approach to GI cancers.
Kitagawa
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Y
Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. kitagawa@med.keio.ac.jp
Fujii
H
H
Mukai
M
M
Kubota
T
T
Ando
N
N
Watanabe
M
M
Ohgami
M
M
Otani
Y
Y
Ozawa
S
S
Hasegawa
H
H
Furukawa
T
T
Kumai
K
K
Ikeda
T
T
Nakahara
T
T
Kubo
A
A
Kitajima
M
M
D005240:Feasibility Studies; D015902:Gamma Cameras; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*