title: Sentinel node mapping using hysteroscopic injection of indocyanine green and laparoscopic near-infrared fluorescence imaging in endometrial cancer staging.
abstract: Herein is presented a technique for minimally invasive sentinel node mapping. The patient had apparently early stage endometrial cancer. Sentinel node mapping was performed using a hysteroscopic injection of indocyanine green followed by laparoscopic sentinel node detection via near-infrared fluorescence. This technique ensures delineation of lymphatic drainage from the tumor area, thus achieving accurate detection of sentinel nodes.
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: antonino.ditto@istitutotumori.mi.it.
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ditto
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bogani
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papadia
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Domenica
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lorusso
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Raspagliesi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018269:Carcinoma, Endometrioid / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004396:Coloring Agents; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D007267:Injections; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D007208:Indocyanine Green
keywords: Endometrial cancer; Fluorescence; Laparoscopy; Lymph node mapping; Sentinel node biopsy