Interim Results of Sentinel Node Biopsy during Laparoscopic Gastrectomy: Possible Role in Function-Preserving Surgery for Early Cancer
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- 作者：Yoshiro Saikawa ; Yoshihide Otani ; Yuko Kitagawa ; Masashi Yoshida ; Norihito Wada ; Tetsuro Kubota ; Koichiro Kumai ; Yoshinori Sugino ; Makio Mukai and Kaori Kameyama ; et al.
- 刊名：World Journal of Surgery
- 出版时间：November, 2006
- 出版年：2006
- 期刊代码：219_0364-2313
- 类别：med
- 卷：30
- 期：11
- 页码：1962-1968
- 数据来源：sp
摘要
Introduction Intraoperative detection of sentinel nodes (SNs) has been used clinically to predict regional lymph node (LN) metastasis in patients with breast cancer and malignant melanoma. Intraoperative lymphatic mapping and SN biopsy can potentially be combined with minimally invasive surgery. However, few reports have demonstrated the validity of SN biopsy during laparoscopic gastrectomy. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility and accuracy of laparoscopic lymphatic mapping in predicting LN status in patients with gastric cancer.