In vivo sentinel lymph node identification using fluorescent tracer imaging in colon cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

The use of fluorescence might improve the performance sentinel lymph node procedure in patients with colon cancer. This systematic review was conducted to gain insight and applicability using fluorescence. A literature search performed. Databases were searched for prospective studies concerning identification Detection rate, accuracy rate sensitivity calculated early stage (T1-T2) more invasive (T3-T4) tumours. Analyses five included showed respectively T3-T4 T1-T2 tumours a detection 90 % 91 %, an 77 98 30 80 %. cancer seems be promising. Larger cohorts are necessary confirm these results.