The effect of colonoscopic tattooing on lymph node retrieval and sentinel lymph node mapping

Bartels, Sanne A L; Zaag, Edwin S. van der; Dekker, Evelien; Buskens, Christianne J.; Bemelman, Willem A.

doi:10.1016/j.gie.2012.05.005

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“…A possible explanation for this finding is easier discrimination of lymph nodes containing carbon particles during surgery or pathologic examination. Bartels et al reported that the surgeons expanded the surgical dissection plane when they encountered visible pigmented LNs out of the planned area in two cases [7]. However, we believe that two cases might be too few to impact overall increased LN numbers, although it is uncertain if there were additional such cases.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…In our data, the median number of retrieved lymph nodes and the rate of more than 12 retrieved lymph nodes were higher in the tattooing group than that in the non-tattooing group. According to recently published studies, preoperative tattooing increased the number of lymph nodes examined [6][7][8]. A possible explanation for this finding is easier discrimination of lymph nodes containing carbon particles during surgery or pathologic examination.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Several authors reported the possibility of tattooing as a useful tool for sentinel lymph node mapping [7,18]. Recently, Yan et al reported the endoscopic submucosal injection of 1 mL carbon nanoparticles suspension at the tumor site is feasible to detect sentinel lymph nodes in clinically T1-2 colorectal cancers [19].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition to localization by PCT, several authors recently reported that PCT could increase the number of nodes examined [6][7][8]. The reason for increased lymph node yield after tattooing was attributed to the fact that India ink-containing lymph nodes can be more easily detected by the surgeon or pathologist (Fig.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The reason for increased lymph node yield after tattooing was attributed to the fact that India ink-containing lymph nodes can be more easily detected by the surgeon or pathologist (Fig. 1) [6,7]. Examination of an adequate number of nodes is crucial for accurate tumor stage discrimination in colorectal cancer.…”

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confidence: 99%

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