Colonic and gastric cancer metastatic lymph nodes: applications of autofluorescence-based techniques

• Main Authors: Desiree Pantalone (Author), Monica Monici (Author), Giovanni Romano (Author), Francesca Cialdai (Author), Raffaella Santi (Author), Franco Fusi (Author), Camilla Comin (Author), Paolo Bechi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Lymphadenectomy and extended lymphadenectomy are still controversial issues in surgical oncology. The detection methods for metastatic lymph nodes include lymphoscintigraphy and radiolabelled antibody, but immunohistochemical sentinel lymph node (SLN) identification is commonly used. The potential d...