Efficacy of intraoperative lymphatic mapping in determination of sentinel lymph node of early stage breast cancer / 中国现代普通外科进展

ABSTRACT

0 05).Conclusion:Intraoperative lymphatic mapping with methylene blue is easily performed in early breast cancer patients.To determine the sentinel lymph node and status of axillary lymph node metastasis by pathological examination of the stained lymph nodes,there was hight false negative rate and unacceptable rate of misdiagnosis.So,its feasibility need further evaluation.[