actors affecting false-negative rates on ex vivo sentinel lymph node mapping in colorectal cancer

A. Sommariva (1) , P.M. Donisi (2) , B. Gnocato (1) , R. Vianello (2) , V. Stracca Pansa (2) , G. Zaninotto (1)

1 Department of Surgery
2 Department of Pathology

Despite the increasing use of sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping after colorectal cancer resection, reported node identification and false-negative rates vary considerably. The main aim of this prospective study was to quantify the false-negative rates on SLN mapping after resection and to evaluate factors influencing them.

Mots clés: Medicine

A. Sommariva, P.M. Donisi, B. Gnocato, R. Vianello, V. Stracca Pansa, et al.. actors affecting false-negative rates on ex vivo sentinel lymph node mapping in colorectal cancer. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2010, 36 (2), pp.130. ⟨10.1016/j.ejso.2009.06.007⟩. ⟨hal-00557761⟩