title: Anaphylactic shock during the sentinel lymph node procedure for cervical cancer.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Patent blue is a commonly used agent in the detection of sentinel nodes (SN) in solid cancer. Similar to any drug, it is possible to have an allergic reaction during surgery. Anaphylactic reactions to patent blue have been rarely reported especially in cervical cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reported here a rare case of anaphylactic shock due to patent blue in response to injection of patent blue for SN mapping in a woman with cervical cancer. We presented our management of the shock, our diagnostic process of the allergen and the treatment of the cervix cancer after the anaphylactic reaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgeons and anesthetists must be aware of the potential allergic of patent blue during the SN procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology Oncology, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, UFR Saint-Antoine, 75020 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bricou
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barranger
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uzan
authors.forename: Emile
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Darai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D012394:Rosaniline Dyes; C008769:sulfan blue