Sentinel node biospy using intravital blue dye

Methylene blue dye, an accurate dye for sentinel lymph node identification in early breast cancer.

PURPOSE The aim of this prospective study was to analyze the safety of methylene blue dye (MBD) and compare its efficacy with that of isotopic mapping for sentinel lymph node (SLN) identification in breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS The SLN procedure, involving isotopic mapping and MBD (subareolar intraparenchymal injections of 2 mL, 10 mg/mL), was performed on 100 patients with early breas...

Three stage axillary lymphatic massage optimizes sentinel lymph node localisation using blue dye

AIMS This paper describes a simple technique of axillary and breast massage which improves the successful identification of blue sentinel nodes using patent blue dye alone. METHODS Patent blue dye was injected in the subdermal part of the retroaroelar area in 167 patients having surgical treatment for invasive breast cancer. Three stage axillary lymphatic massage was performed prior to making...

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy For Breast Cancer Using Methylene Blue

Original Article Aims & objectives :Carcinoma breast is the most common malignancy in females and is the leading cause of the death in their middle age. 1/3rd of patients present with locally advanced disease with distant metastasis at the time of their initial diagnosis. Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is a reliable and minimally invasive diagnostic method to determine the regional nodal stat...

Injecting Patent Blue Dye V for sentinel lymph node biopsy without skin staining

Is blue dye still required during sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer?

BACKGROUND In early breast cancer, the optimal technique for sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is the combined technique (radioisotope and Patent Blue V) which achieves high identification rates. Despite this, many centres have decided to stop using blue dye due to blue-dye-related complications (tattoo, anaphylaxis). We evaluated the SLNB identification rate using the combined technique with a...