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Is blue dye still required during sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer?

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By Mirjam CL Peek, Tibor Kovacs, Rose Baker
| eCancer Verified
How likely is this article to improve patient care in your region? Is reading this article likely to improve your clinical practice? How likely are you to recommend this article to a colleague? Peek Mirjam CL, Kovacs Tibor, Baker Rose, Hamed Hisham, Kothari Ash, Douek Michael (2016) Is blue dye still required during sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer?
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Blue dye for identification of sentinel nodes in breast cancer and malignant melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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By Mirjam CL Peek, Petros Charalampoudis, Bauke Anninga, Michael Douek
| Future Medicine Verified
The combined technique (radioisotope and blue dye) is the gold standard for sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and there is wide variation in techniques and blue dyes used. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the need for radioisotope and the optimal blue dye for SLNB. A total of 21 studies were included. The SLNB identification rates are high with all the commonly used blue dyes.
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