Indocyanine green‐assisted sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma using the “FOVIS“ system

作者：Daniela Gppner; Stephan Nekwasil; Anne Jellestad; Alexander Sachse; Karl‐Heinz Schnborn; Harald Gollnick

来源：Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 2017, 15(2): 169-178.

DOI：10.1111/ddg.12794

Summary(#br)Background(#br)Metastatic involvement of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) represents a key prognostic factor in melanoma. The combined use of a radiocolloid (technetium‐99m) and blue dye is the gold standard in sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). In this context, near‐infrared (NIR) fluoresc...