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The Application of 1% Methylene Blue Dye As a Single Technique in Breast Cancer Sentinel Node Biopsy
Published on: June 1, 2019
Is massage following dye injection necessary in sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer?
V Shenoy1, D Ravichandran, D N L Ralphs
1Department of General Surgery, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK.
In sentinel node biopsy of breast cancer, massaging of the dye injection site following subdermal injection of blue dye does not improve sentinel node detection rate or the time needed for sentinel node biopsy. It may reduce the number of false negative sentinel nodes.
In sentinel node biopsy of breast cancer, massaging of the dye injection site following subdermal injection of blue dye does not improve sentinel node detection rate or the time needed for sentinel node biopsy. It may reduce the number of false negative sentinel nodes.

