Feasibility of using axillary reverse mapping technique in breast cancer surgery and oncological safety
SHI Yong1,2, WEN Tao2, HUANG Kaiming2, WANG Ke2, ZHENG Jingyan2, LI Xiaokun1.
1.School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Engineering of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, 325035; 2.Department of Comprehensive Breast Health Center, Thyroid and Breast Surgery, the Six Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, 323000
Abstract:Objective: To research the feasibility of axillary reverse mapping (ARM) in axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer patients and the safety of the tumor. Methods: Thirty patients with modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer were treated with methylene blue solution for lymph node biopsy. The axillary lymph node dissection was performed and the lymph nodes were removed for histopathological examination. Results: The 30 patients with breast cancer, and 21 patients had successfully detected blue-stained lymph nodes, 9 cases had failed, and 25 had blue-stained lymph nodes. No obvious cancer metastasis was found. Excision of lymph nodes in 21 cases, no case of upper limb lymph node edema. Conclusion: It is feasible to carry out ARM using methylene blue solution injection method for lymph node tracing and localization, and the oncologically burden is safe.
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