The role of the sentinel lymph node in gastrointestinal cancer

Authors
Kitagawa, Y Fujii, H Mukai, M Kubota, T Ando, N Watanabe, M Ohgami, M Otani, Y Ozawa, S Hasegawa, H Furukawa, T Kumai, K Ikeda, T Nakahara, T Kubo, A Kitajima, M
Citation
Y. Kitagawa et al., The role of the sentinel lymph node in gastrointestinal cancer, SURG CL NA, 80(6), 2000, pp. 1799
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN journal
00396109 → ACNP
Volume
80
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6109(200012)80:6<1799:TROTSL>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Evaluation of the clinical significance of the sentinel node concept in GI cancer has just begun. The authors' preliminary data, using intraoperative radiation techniques and the gamma probe, suggest that it is worthwhile to continue the evaluation of this procedure to determine its role in an accur ate staging and a minimally invasive approach to GI cancers.