Gastroenterology
New gastroenterology study findings have been reported by scientists at McLaren Regional Medical Center, Department of Surgical Oncology
Published in Cancer Weekly, August 4th, 2009
A report, 'A prospective trial comparing 1% lymphazurin vs 1% methylene blue in sentinel lymph node mapping of gastrointestinal tumors,' is newly published data in Annals of Surgical Oncology. According to a study from the United States, "Methylene blue (M), as a dye in sentinel lymph node mapping (SLNM), has been introduced as an alternative to lymphazurin (L) after the recent shortage of L. M has been evaluated in breast cancer in multiple studies with favorable results."
"Our study compares L with M in the SLNM of gastrointestinal (GI) tumors. Between Jan 2005 and Aug 2008, 122 consecutive patients with GI tumors were enrolled. All patients (pts) underwent...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-08-04)
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