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18581184

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-8-20
pubmed:abstractText
Radioactive colloid with a gamma probe is the most effective method of identifying sentinel lymph nodes (SLN). Nevertheless, since vital blue dyes are also helpful for visually identifying SLN during surgical dissection, they are often used together with radioactive colloid. There has occasionally been a shortage of lymphazurin blue (LB) dye for use in sentinel lymph node biopsies (SLNB). There have also been reports of anaphylactic reactions to the use of LB dye. Therefore, we were interested in using methylene (MB) blue dye to aid in the visualization of the SLN for biopsy because of its ready availability and greater safety. The purpose of this study of SLN biopsies was to compare the effectiveness of MB with that of LB dye.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1534-4681
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2412-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
A randomized study comparing the effectiveness of methylene blue dye with lymphazurin blue dye in sentinel lymph node biopsy for the treatment of cutaneous melanoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Melanoma Unit of the Yale Cancer Center, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, 60 Temple St., New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial