An exploration of the surgical modality of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with cNO tongue carcinoma: An animal study
Objective. Lymphatic mapping with vital dye is often exploited during a sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB); however, the time restraints associated with blue dye may limit its efficacy in tongue carcinoma. Using an animal study, this exploration attempted to achieve a rational surgical modality to circumvent this hindrance. Study design. Forty-eight rabbits were divided into 2 equal groups: A and B; 0.2 mL methylene blue (MB) was injected into 4 parts of the tongues of the rabbits in A just after elevating the cervical flap and into the tongues of the rabbits in B just before the elevation. The times when the lymphatic vessel and lymph node turned blue and then returned pale were recorded. Results. Cases in group A had significantly more time left for tracing blue-stained lymphatic vessels than those in group B. Conclusions. Elevating the cervical flap before injecting MB can alleviate the time restraint of MB as a lymphatic tracer in SLNB with tongue carcinoma.
Xia-Cheng Liu Wen-Jun Yang Chen-Ping Zhang Xing-Zhou Qu Tao Wang Li-Hua Qiu Ping Ji
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology and School of Stoma Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth Peoples Hos-pital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth Peoples Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai
国际会议
上海
英文
319-325
2011-12-28（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）