乳腺癌前哨淋巴结活检的初步体会

目的 初步探讨乳腺癌前哨淋巴结（sentinel lymph node,SLN)检测的可行性,SLN预测腋窝淋巴结状态的可靠性。方法 对我院普外科收治的15例T1-2期、腋窝未扪及肿大淋巴结的乳腺癌病人,使用^99mTc右旋糖酐或^99mTc硫胶体为示踪剂,γ探测仪探测SLN,然后进行活检和腋窝淋巴结清扫（axillary lymph node dissection,ALND)。两处标本同时送病理检查,以此来评价SLN的病理组织学结果能否准确地反映腋窝淋巴结状态。结果 在10例病人中发现SLN,发现率为66.6%(10/15),SLN的数量为1-3枚/例,平均2.1枚/例,非前哨淋巴结（non-sentinel lymph node,NSLN)5-16枚/例,平均10.3枚/例,发现SLN的10例病人中1例（10%）SLN有癌转移,其他腋窝淋巴结未见转移;2例SLN未发现癌转移而NSLN有癌转移,假阴性率20%（2/10）,准确性80%（8/10）,结论 乳腺癌前哨淋巴结定位和活检技术以及预测腋窝淋巴结状态的可靠性方面有待进一步积累经验,提高准确性,降低假阴性率。     

可切除胃癌的前哨淋巴结示踪研究

目的 探讨前哨淋巴结活检在胃癌中的临床价值.方法 回顾性分析2003年1月至2006年6月46例行D2根治术的胃癌患者进行亚甲蓝前哨淋巴结活检的临床资料.结果 38例成功识别前哨淋巴结.前哨淋巴结敏感性、假阴性、准确性、特异性、阴性预测值及阳性预测值分别为69%(18/26)、31%(8/26)、79%(30/38)、100%(12/12)、60%(12/20)、100%(12/12).pT1期、TNM Ⅰ期和肿瘤直径<4 cm的患者,敏感性、准确性和阴性预测值均高达100%.肿瘤部位和淋巴结转移程度影响活检成功率,而肿瘤浸润深度、临床分期、淋巴结转移程度影响活检的敏感性、准确性和阴性预测值.结论 亚甲蓝前哨淋巴结活检在胃癌中的应用是可行的,早期患者的敏感性、准确性和可靠性高.     

前哨淋巴结快速活检在乳腺癌根治术中的意义

目的：探讨乳腺癌前哨淋巴结活检(sentinel lymph node biopsy，SLNB)的可行性和准确性，及其在乳腺癌手术中的临床应用价值。方法：对32例乳腺癌病人行SLNB，术中在肿瘤周边选二点注射1％美蓝5ml，根据肿块距腋窝的距离，5～10min后沿腋窝下皱折线切开，循蓝染淋巴管寻找前哨淋巴结(sentinel lymp hnode，SLN)。其中27例切除SLN后行腋窝淋巴结解剖(axillry lymph node dissection，ALND)，两标本同时送病理检查，了解其符合率，并评价SLNB的可行性。结果:全组均进行了SLNB识别定位，1例未取到SLN，检出率为96．9％；另一例SLN病理呈假阴性。按目前国外SLNB的评价标准，本组SLNB的敏感度为88．2％，准确性为96．9％，假阳性率为0，假阴性率为5．9％。结论:乳腺癌SLNB目前仍处于研究阶段，随着研究的深入与扩大，将成为早期乳腺癌的诊疗常规，阴性可避免ALND的痛苦。     

胃癌前哨淋巴结研究进展

前哨淋巴结是从原发肿瘤淋巴引流途中首先可能发生转移的部位。Cabana在阴茎癌中提出前哨淋巴结的概念后,前哨淋巴结活检技术不断在多种肿瘤中广泛应用。目前,该技术已成功用于黑色素瘤、乳腺癌等手术。但在胃癌中,由于胃淋巴引流复杂、存在跳跃转移以及假阴性率较高,前哨淋巴结活检技术应用于临床还为时过早,其可行性和适用性尚无定论。因此,前哨淋巴结活检技术应用于胃癌,还有许多问题需要回答。     

乳腺癌前哨淋巴结活检

18 94年 ,美国医生Halsted首创了乳腺癌根治术 ,使术后复发率由当时的 5 8%～ 85 %下降到 6% ,开创了肿瘤器官整块广泛切除和区域淋巴结清扫的经典肿瘤外科治疗原则。 2 0世纪 70年代 ,美国学者Fisher提出乳腺癌是一种全身性疾病 ,区域淋巴结并非癌细胞滤过的有效屏障 ,血流扩散更具重要意义的理论后 ,乳腺癌手术逐步向保乳手术迅速发展。近年来 ,不少学者对乳腺癌常规行腋淋巴结清扫 (axillarylymphnodedissection ,ALND)这一金标准的必要性提出质疑 ,引发了乳腺癌外科治疗的又一次革命[1] 。近期不断有资料显示 ,较小范围的腋淋巴结切…     

前哨淋巴结活检和乳腺癌

前哨淋巴结活检目前正成为乳腺癌外科治疗的研究热点，本文将对其最新的发展进行综述。     

乳腺癌前哨淋巴结活检的研究进展

目的 报道乳腺癌前哨淋巴结活检的研究进展。方法 采用文献回顾的方法，对国外乳腺癌前哨淋巴结活检的历史、概念、活检技术以及临床应用等问题进行综述。结果 乳腺癌前哨淋巴结活检的操作方法还没有统一的标准，检出率及假阴性率变化范围广。结论 前哨淋巴结活检的临床应用还需要大量前瞻性多中心随机实验结果进一步论证。     

结直肠癌前哨淋巴结活检的研究进展

目的 了解前哨淋巴结(SLN)活检技术在结直肠癌领域的应用现状。方法 复习国外近5年的文献并加以综述。结果 SLN状态可以准确预测结直肠癌区域淋巴结群的肿瘤转移情况，对SLN行集中、细致的分析有助于发现传统病理学检查遗漏的微转移灶，从而使部分患者肿瘤分期上调。结论 结直肠癌SLN活检是一种切实可行的技术，有望为临床判断区域淋巴结群受累状况提供一种新的手段，从而有助于更准确的肿瘤分期。     

胃癌前哨淋巴结的临床研究胃癌前哨淋巴结的临床研究

目的：探讨胃癌前哨淋巴结（SLN）对预测各期胃癌淋巴结转移情况的意义。方法：使用美蓝-抗胃癌单克隆抗体MAb 3H11，对120例胃癌术中及术后前哨淋巴结定位和活检。结果：119例找到胃癌SLN为转移淋巴结，其中8例为唯一转移部位；55例SLN为非转移淋巴结，其中5例非前哨淋巴结存在转移。SLN预测胃周淋巴结转移的敏感性为92．8％，假阴性率为7．3％，准确率为95．8％。T1期敏感性100％，准确率100％；T2期敏感性96．3％，准确率97．9％；T3期敏感性为89．7％，准确率92．3％，假阴性率10．3％。结论：胃癌SLN定位及活检技术能较准确反映早期胃癌的淋巴结转移状况。     

前哨淋巴结活检

1977年Ｃａｂａｎａｓ最先提出接受肿瘤引流的第 1个淋巴结称为前哨淋巴结 (ｓｅｎｔｉｎｅｌｎｏｄｅ ,ＳＮ) ,应在一定范围内将其切除进行病理学检查 ,以确定是否需进行更广泛的淋巴结清扫[1] 。从理论上讲 ,由于ＳＮ是接受肿瘤引流的第 1个淋巴结 ,应该最先反映肿瘤的转移情况 ,因而是进行组织病理学检查最好的淋巴结[2 ] 。目前 ,前哨淋巴结活检 (ｓｅｎｔｉｎｅｌｎｏｄｅｂｉｏｐｓｙ ,ＳＮＢ)主要用于乳腺癌和恶性黑色素瘤的淋巴结检查。一、前哨淋巴结活检的意义近百余年来 ,乳腺癌手术加腋窝淋巴结清扫 (ａｘｉｌｌａｒｙｌｙｍｐ…     

乳腺癌前哨淋巴结活检的临床应用研究

目的探讨乳腺癌前哨淋巴结活检术（SLNB）在临床应用中的价值。方法应用亚甲蓝染色法对58例乳腺癌患者先行SLNB,随后行乳腺癌常规外科手术。结果58例患者中前哨淋巴结（SLN）检出率为93．1％,准确率为96．3％。假阴性率为5．71％,假阳性率为0;操作者的学习曲线、患者的年龄、原发肿瘤的部位影响SLN的检出率（P〈0．05）;肿瘤的大小、病理类型不影响SLN的检出率（P〉0．05）。结论乳腺癌SLNB能够准确地预测乳腺癌患者腋窝淋巴结（ALN）的转移情况。     

前哨淋巴结活检在结直肠癌根治术中的应用研究

目的探讨前哨淋巴结活检（SLNB）在结直肠癌根治术中临床应用的可行性及其价值。方法应用美蓝对67例结直肠癌患者行前哨淋巴结（SLN）定位活检,分体内、体外组,采用HE染色病理检查法、CK-20免疫组化染色（SP法）检测SLN中转移癌。结果共检出淋巴结660枚,其中SLN130枚,检出率19．7％。腹腔镜结直肠癌根治术和开腹结直肠癌根治术对SLN的检出差异无统计学意义（P=0．742）;体内、体外两种SLN的标记方法差异无统计学意义（P=0．564）;SP法检测SLN癌转移的敏感性明显高于HE染色,而假阴性率明显低于后者;肿瘤细胞在SLN的转移率明显高于区域淋巴结的转移率（P〈0．01）。结论结直肠癌根治术中体内、体外SLN定位方法均可以获得成功,均具有切实的可行性,与手术方式无关,并能够预测区域淋巴结的转移状况;通过SP法检查有助于明确结直肠癌的病理分期,有利于判断预后和个体化治疗方案的制定。     

Women's choice between sentinel lymph node biopsy and axillary clearance

Purpose : To determine whether women would choose sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) or axillary clearance (AC) for breast cancer treatment when they are given a single choice based on clear information about morbidity and mortality. Methods : The expected 5‐year survival rate of women with breast cancer after either SLNB or AC was calculated using a utility analysis of established literature. The difference in survival was one in 1000. This and other detailed information on SLNB and AC was presented in a questionnaire, which provided subjects with a scenario and a choice between SLNB and AC. After a pilot study of 40 subjects, the questionnaire was mailed to 400 women (who had no mammographic abnormality) attending Breast Screen and handed to 100 women (who were over 40 years of age and had breast symptoms but not cancer) attending the rooms of two surgical specialists. Results : One hundred and twenty one of the 243 respondents to the mailed questionnaires (49.8%) chose SLNB and 35% of the 100 consulting room subjects chose SLNB rather than AC. Conclusions : Women faced with the possibility of having breast cancer seem to be very conservative in their choice of treatment, many choosing the increased morbidity of AC rather than the very small (one in 1000) increased risk of death at 5 years from SLNB. This raises questions about proposals to offer SLNB as standard treatment and demands that women are fully informed about any increased risk of death when making their choice between SLNB and AC. Abbreviations: AC, axillary clearance; SLNB, sentinel lymph node biopsy.     

Reoperative sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with locally recurrent breast cancer

BACKGROUND: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is considered a standard of care in the staging of breast cancer. The objective was to examine our experience with reoperative SLNB. METHODS: We identified 19 patients in our breast cancer database who had a SLNB in the reoperative setting. All 19 patients had undergone previous breast-conserving surgery with either an axillary lymph node dissection or an SLNB. The reoperative sentinel lymph node (SLN) was identified using blue dye, radioisotope, or both. RESULTS: The SLN was identified in 84% of the reoperative cases. Of these successful cases, both blue dye and radioisotope were used in five cases, and radioisotope alone was used in 11 cases. Radioisotope identified the SLN in the 100% of successful SLNB cases (P = .0003). There were 3 unsuccessful cases in which blue dye and radioisotope failed to identify the sentinel node. CONCLUSIONS: Reoperative SLNB after previous axillary surgery is technically feasible.     

The effect of lymphatic tumor burden on sentinel lymph node biopsy results

Increasing tumor burden in the axilla, as determined by the number of positive lymph nodes, adversely affects sentinel lymph node (SLN) identification and false-negative rates. The University of Louisville Breast Cancer Sentinel Lymph Node Study is a prospective, multi-institutional study. All enrolled patients underwent SLN biopsy, followed by complete level I/II axillary dissection. Participating surgeons represent a variety of practice settings, mostly community-based private practice. A total of 229 surgeons enrolled 2206 patients between August 1997 and November 2000. SLN biopsy was performed using blue dye injection alone, radioactive colloid alone, or a combination of the two agents. Two key parameters used to measure SLN biopsy success are the SLN identification rate and SLN false-negative rate. The overall SLN identification and false-negative rates were 92.5% and 8.0%, respectively. With increasing numbers of positive axillary nodes, there was a decreased sentinel node identification rate. There was no difference in the false-negative rate with increasing axillary tumor burden. Increased tumor burden in the axilla (as determined by the mean number of positive nodes) is associated with failure to identify a SLN in some cases, but is not an explanation for false-negative results. Standard axillary dissection should be performed when a SLN cannot be identified.     

Technique and assessment of sentinel lymph node biopsy usefulness in laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy

Background Recently, some studies have suggested that sentinel node biopsy also can be applied to gastric cancer. The authors apply sentinel lymph node biopsy in laparoscopy assisted distal gastrectomy to perform it as safe limited surgery. Limited surgery is a procedure in which the extent of lesion resection and lymph node dissection is reduced. The authors demonstrate that intraoperative diagnosis of lymph node metastasis is useful in this respect. Methods The study was conducted with 38 patients (29 men and 9 women) who had a preoperative diagnosis of T1 tumor invasion. The patients had a mean age of 66.2 years. Patent blue (1%) was injected submucosally into four or five different sites around the primary tumor at 1 ml per site. Blue-stained lymphatics and lymph nodes could be seen by turning over the greater omentum and the lesser omentum extraperitoneally. If blue nodes were found, biopsy was performed. Results The mean number of blue nodes dissected was 2.5 ± 1.9. Intraoperative identification and biopsy of blue nodes could be performed for 35 (92.1%) of the 38 patients. Of the 35 patients in whom blue nodes were identified, 4 (9.7%) had metastases in blue nodes confirmed by intraoperative frozen-section diagnosis. Intraoperative frozen-section diagnosis was negative for blue node metastasis in 31 patients. Postoperative permanent section diagnosis also showed no evidence of lymph node metastasis in these 31 patients (100% accuracy, 0% false-negative rates). Conclusions The reported method allows observation of blue-stained lymphatics up to 2 h after patent blue injection. Sentinel node biopsy was performed in laparoscopy assisted distal gastrectomy, making it technically equivalent to open gastrectomy. Sentinel node biopsy can serve as a method to determine the appropriate use of laparoscopy assisted distal gastrectomy for management of T1 gastric cancer.     

Effect of lymphatic tumor burden on sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer

Distal obstruction of the lymphatics by tumor and extensive tumor infiltration of the draining lymph nodes may prevent migration of the tracer to the sentinel lymph node (SLN), adversely affecting SLN identification. Rerouting of lymphatic drainage may divert flow to internal mammary nodes and cause an alternative nonsentinel node to become "sentinel," increasing the risk of a false-negative result. A total of 618 breast cancer patients underwent SLN biopsy using 99mTc albumin colloid and patent blue V injected peritumorally. This was followed by standard axillary node clearance in all patients at the same operation. The overall SLN identification and false-negative rates were 96% (593/618) and 7.6% (17/223), respectively. There was no difference in the SLN identification rate and the false-negative rate with increasing axillary tumor burden (as determined by the total number of positive nodes in the axilla). Further detailed analyses are based on the 64 patients from one center (Cardiff) who had at least one positive SLN and proceeded to axillary clearance. A total of 83 positive SLNs were removed from 64 patients. Tumor burden in the positive SLN was assessed by measuring the size of the metastasis and percentage replacement of the SLN by tumor, and by documenting extranodal invasion. Increasing tumor burden in the SLN (as determined by percentage replacement of SLN by tumor and presence of extranodal invasion) was associated with decreased radioisotope uptake (p = 0.005 and p < 0.0001, respectively). There was no correlation between radioisotope uptake and the size of the metastasis in the SLN. There was no correlation between blue dye uptake, internal mammary drainage on lymphoscintiscan, and tumor burden in the positive SLN. In conclusion, increased axillary lymphatic tumor burden is not associated with failure to identify a SLN or false-negative results when both blue dye and radioisotope are used for SLN biopsy. In an individual SLN, the percentage replacement by tumor, but not the absolute size of the metastatic deposit is associated with reduced radioisotope uptake. Extranodal invasion in the SLN is a marker of lymphatic obstruction and is significantly associated with reduced radioisotope uptake. The lymphatic tumor burden does not seem to affect blue dye uptake or internal mammary drainage.