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

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2412-2417

  Liu, Yuan ^a   Truini, Carolyn ^a   Ariyan, Stephan ^a  

^a YALE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue dye; Lymph node biopsy; Melanoma; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ISOSULFAN BLUE; METHYLENE BLUE; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MELANOMA; METHYLENE BLUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; ROSANILINE DYES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID;

EID: 50049135346     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-008-9953-7     Document Type: Article

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