isosulfan blue dye

(ī″sŏ-sŭl′fan″)

A radioactive tracer used in sentinel lymph node biopsy to identify the lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes into which a tumor drains.

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12 The positive results found by using methylene blue dye and by isosulfan blue dye were 99% and 97% respectively.

Sentinel lymph node identification by blue dye in patients with breast carcinoma

1ml isosulfan blue dye was injected intradermally in the both foot pads.

Radiolabeling and Bioevaluation of Dextran Cysteamine Mannose for Sentinel Lymph Node Detection

Anaphylactic reactions to isosulfan blue dye during sentinel node lymphadenectomy for breast cancer.

Anaphylaxis and other adverse reactions to blue dyes: a case series

A combination of radioactive technetium-99m sulfur colloid (Tc-99m SC) plus isosulfan blue dye is used to increase the sensitivity of SLN mapping and biopsy However, a recent article recommended the use of only Tc-99m SC in pregnant women because of the risk of allergic reactions (up to 2%) and life-threatening anaphylaxis (0.

Melanoma's risk in pregnancy detailed

The "very preliminary" pilot data indicate that the intraoperative combination of isosulfan blue dye and gamma probe detection of radiocolloid may be a diagnostically accurate method of detecting lymph node disease in patients with stage IB1 cervical cancer (less than 4 cm in size).

Sentinel node biopsy has value in cervical cancer

Isosulfan blue dye was used for mapping in these studies.

Lymphatic mapping helps spot sentinel nodes in vulvar cancer: 88% detected in one study

99m] injection, the injection of an isosulfan blue dye circumferentially around the tumor is done just prior to the intra-operative procedure.

Detection efficiency of gamma rays through fatty tissue for the external detection of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer diagnosis

Each patient underwent SLNBX guided by an intraoperative injection of 1% isosulfan blue dye.

Sentinel lymph node biopsy in SCC of the head and neck: A major advance in staging the NO neck

Sentinel lymph nodes were identified utilizing a combination of isosulfan blue dye and radionuclide colloid injection.

Evaluation of Axillary Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy by Immunohistochemistry and Multilevel Sectioning in Patients With Breast Carcinoma

0 cc isosulfan blue dye (Lymphazurin, Hirsch Industries, Richmond, Va) at either the primary site or excisional scar.

Current Techniques in Sentinel Node Mapping

Most centers use lymphoscintigraphy (using a radioactive technetium-99 sulfur colloid and gamma probe) to track lymph drainage to the regional node, along with using the traditional isosulfan blue dye.

Indications increase for sentinel node biopsy in melanoma dx. (Ulceration, Regression)

A study of lymphatic mapping using intradermal injection of isosulfan blue dye identified the sentinel node in 46 of 52 patients (88%) and 57 of 76 groins (74%), reported Dr.