title: Sentinel node for gastrointestinal malignancies.
abstract: Sentinel node (SN) concept is valid in gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. The dual tracer method with radio-guided and dye-guided SN mapping is feasible in GI malignancies and is useful in detecting unexpected aberrant drainage routes from GI cancers. SN mapping enabled us to perform individualized and step-wise lymphadenectomy in patients with GI cancer. A combination of SN mapping and endoscopic surgery will contribute to the improvement in quality of life after surgical treatment of GI cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Keio University, School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. kitagawa@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: Sukamal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitajima
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D016629:Esophagectomy; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery