ASO Author Reflections: ICG Fluorescent-Guided Surgery for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Used as a Single Tracer Shown Sensitivity, Safety, and Efficacy in Early Breast Cancer Surgery

Vassilis Pitsinis^{1

2

3}, Rahul Kanitkar⁴, Alessio Vinci^{4

5}, Wen Ling Choong^{4

5}, John Benson^{6

7

8}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Breast Surgery, NHS Tayside, Dundee, UK. vpitsinis@mac.com.
² Faculty of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK. vpitsinis@mac.com.
³ , Edinburgh, UK. vpitsinis@mac.com.
⁴ Department of Breast Surgery, NHS Tayside, Dundee, UK.
⁵ Faculty of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
⁶ Breast Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
⁷ School of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
⁸ Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.

Vassilis Pitsinis et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Dec.

. 2024 Dec;31(13):8906-8907.

doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16266-w. Epub 2024 Sep 23.

Vassilis Pitsinis^{1

2

3}, Rahul Kanitkar⁴, Alessio Vinci^{4

5}, Wen Ling Choong^{4

5}, John Benson^{6

7

8}

¹ Department of Breast Surgery, NHS Tayside, Dundee, UK. vpitsinis@mac.com.
² Faculty of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK. vpitsinis@mac.com.
³ , Edinburgh, UK. vpitsinis@mac.com.
⁴ Department of Breast Surgery, NHS Tayside, Dundee, UK.
⁵ Faculty of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
⁶ Breast Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
⁷ School of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
⁸ Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.

No abstract available

References

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1. Pitsinis V, Brown D, Elseedawy E, Vinci A, Macaskill J. Indocyanine green as an alternative to radioisotope in breast cancer sentinel node biopsy: a single center experience during COVID19. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2021;47(2) - PubMed
1. Ng S, Pitsinis V, Elseedawy EH, Brown D, Vinci A, Jones BA, Macaskill EJ. Indocyanine green is a safe and effective alternative to radioisotope in breast cancer sentinel lymph node biopsy regardless of patient body mass index. Eur Surg Res. 2023;64(2):230–6. - PubMed