SynthesisUpdates in surgery2023
New techniques versus standard mapping for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- The false-negative rate of sentinel lymph node biopsy and its related factors in early-stage cervical cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2026Pooled it
- Magnetic Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early Breast Cancer Patients: An Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of Tracer Uptake.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Safety analysis of omitting axillary lymph node dissection in early-stage breast cancer with 1-2 sentinel lymph nodes macro-metastases: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of Indocyanine Green Versus Isosulfan Blue in Melanoma Sentinel Node Biopsy.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Dose Comparison (1 mL versus 2 mL) of Superparamagnetic Tracer for Sentinel Node Biopsy in Early Breast Cancer: Real-World Analysis from 456 Patients.Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparative analysis of indocyanine green and technetium-99m for sentinel lymph node localization in breast cancer - institutional experience.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Skin Staining After Injection of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide for Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection: A Retrospective Study of Two Protocols for Injection and Long-Term Follow-Up.European journal of breast health · 2024Article
- Lymphoscintigraphy and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)/CT to Determine Need for Second Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer Recurrence Following Ipsilateral Breast/Axillary Surgery.The American journal of case reports · 2024Article
- Is Augmented Reality Technology Effective in Locating the Apex of Teeth Undergoing Apicoectomy Procedures?Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- An Updated Review on the Emerging Role of Indocyanine Green (ICG) as a Sentinel Lymph Node Tracer in Breast Cancer.Cancers · 2023Review
- The Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients Who Become Clinically Node-Negative Following Neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Literature Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Review
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Abstract
New tracers for sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), as indocyanine green (ICG), superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) and micro bubbles, have been recently introduced in clinical practice showing promising but variable results. We reviewed the available evidence comparing these new techniques with the standard tracers to evaluate their safety. To identify all available studies, a systematic search was performed in all electronic databases. Data regarding sample size, mean number of SLN harvested for patient, number of metastatic SLN and SLN identification rate of all studies were extracted. No significant differences were found in terms of SLNs identification rates between SPIO, RI and BD but with a higher identification rate with the use of ICG. No significant differences were also found for the number of metastatic lymph nodes identified between SPIO, RI and BD and the mean number of SLNs identified between SPIO and ICG versus conventional tracers. A statistically significant differences in favor of ICG was reported for the comparison between ICG and conventional tracers for the number of metastatic lymph nodes identified. Our meta-analysis demonstrates that the use of both ICG and SPIO for the pre-operative mapping of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer treatment is adequately effective.
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