ArticleCancers2023
Clinical Effectiveness of Fluorescence Lymph Node Mapping Using ICG for Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy: A Prospective Case-Control Study.
Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- [Sentinel lymph node mapping in colorectal and anal tumors from the beginning until now].Magyar onkologia · 2026Article
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- Fluorescence-guided surgery in colorectal cancer: current evidence, quantitative advances, and future perspectives.Annals of coloproctology · 2026Review
- Augmented reality with intraoperative indocyanine green lymphatic mapping in colorectal cancer: personalized surgery or a glowing distraction? A scoping review.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2025Review
- Fluorescence lymph node mapping using ICG improves lateral lymph node dissection for mid-low rectal cancer: a propensity score-matched cohort.Techniques in coloproctology · 2025Article
- Enhanced Lymph Node Detection in Colon Cancer Using Indocyanine Green Fluorescence: A Systematic Review of Studies from 2020 Onwards.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Optimal Indocyanine Green Dosage for Repetitive Angiography for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe distinction between D3 lymph nodes and actual lymphatic pathways in primary tumors can be difficult during surgery, making it challenging to confirm the completeness of D3 lymph node dissection. Fluorescence lymph node mapping (FLNM) is a promising method for lymph node visualization. PURPOSE: This study aimed to assess whether FLNM enhances the effectiveness of D3 lymph node dissection in patients with right-sided colon cancer.
methodsEndoscopic submucosal indocyanine green injection were performed on the distal margin of the colon cancer. In an FLNM group, the lymphatic drainage pathway and distribution of D3 lymph nodes were explored. Pathological evaluations were conducted for the fluorescent D3 and non-fluorescent D3 lymph nodes.
resultsThe FLNM group showed a significantly higher number of harvested lymph nodes in the D3 area. In stage III patients, the proportion of D3 lymph node metastasis was significantly higher in the FLNM group. The harvested D3 lymph node count showed a proportional correlation with a metastatic lymph node count of up to 15.
conclusionFLNM could be considered a promising new strategy to potentially increase harvested D3 lymph node counts in colon cancer surgery.
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