The Use of Fluorescent Dyes and Probes in Surgical Oncology

E.A. Te Velde (1) , Th. Veerman (1) , V. Subramaniam (2) , Th. Ruers (1)

1 Department of surgical oncology
2 Faculty of Science and Technology

Improved visualization of surgical targets inside of the patient helps to improve radical resection of the tumor while sparing healthy surrounding tissue. In order to achieve an image, optical contrast must be generated by properties intrinsic to the tissue, or require the attachment of special visualization labels to the tumor. In this overview the current status of the clinical use of fluorescent dyes and probes are reviewed.

Mots clés: fluorescent; sentinel node; probe; resection

E.A. Te Velde, Th. Veerman, V. Subramaniam, Th. Ruers. The Use of Fluorescent Dyes and Probes in Surgical Oncology. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2010, 36 (1), pp.6. ⟨10.1016/j.ejso.2009.10.014⟩. ⟨hal-00556324⟩