title: What is the future of magnetic nanoparticles in the axillary management of breast cancer?
abstract: Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) possess unique properties, which make them highly attractive for medical applications. The use of MNPs in surgery has mainly been focused on their role in the identification of metastatic lymph node involvement. There have been developments within this field, including ongoing and newly conducted clinical trials. The current published evidence for the use of MNPs in assessing metastatic lymph node spread using sentinel lymph node biopsy and non-invasive imaging modalities is reviewed and future applications considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Research Oncology, King's College London, Guy's Hospital Campus, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT, UK, muneer.ahmed@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Douek
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles; D011859:Radiography; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
chemical_list: D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles