Near-infrared Fluorescence Imaging for Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Melanoma Surgery

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Abstract Although less common than other types of skin cancers, melanoma is accountable for the majority of skin cancer-related deaths. The standard management for patients with clinically negative nodes includes a sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy, which is commonly performed using a combination of radioactive tracer (Tc-99) and a blue dye (isosulfan or patent blue).…

A Systematic Review of Concordance between Indocyanine Green and 99m Technetium Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Melanoma

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Stephanie L. Koonce*, Martin I. Newman University of Minnesota Medical School, USA *Corresponding author: Stephanie L. Koonce, University of Minnesota Medical School, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, USA Published: 23 Jun, 2017 Cite this article as: Koonce SL, Newman MI. A Systematic Review of Concordance between Indocyanine Green and 99m Technetium Sentinel Lymph Node Identification…