Practical intraoperative pathologic evaluation of sentinel lymph nodes during sentinel node navigation surgery in gastric cancer patients – Proposal of the pathologic protocol for the upcoming SENORITA trial
Over the last decade, as the number of patients with early gastric cancer increased and the subsequent survival rate improved, there has been a consistent effort to verify the applicability of the sentinel node concept in gastric cancer in a bid to improve postoperative quality of life in these patients. During sentinel node navigation surgery in gastric cancer patients, intraoperative pathologic examination of the retrieved sentinel nodes plays a critical role in determining the extent of surgery, but the optimal method is still under debate.
Source: Surgical Oncology - Category: Surgery Authors: Ji Yeon Park, Myeong-Cherl Kook, Bang Wool Eom, Hong Man Yoon, Soo Jin Kim, Ji Yoon Rho, Seok-Ki Kim, Young-Il Kim, Soo-Jeong Cho, Jong Yeul Lee, Chan Gyoo Kim, Il Ju Choi, Young-Woo Kim, Keun Won Ryu Source Type: research