2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Identification of sentinel lymph nodes by using the infrared fluorescent imaging system in oral cancers
| Project/Area Number |
21792001
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Surgical dentistry
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| Research Institution | Kochi University |
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Principal Investigator |
KITAMURA Naoya Kochi University, 教育研究部医療学系, 助教 (70351921)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 口腔癌 / センチネルリンパ節 / 赤外観察カメラシステム |
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| Research Abstract |
Sentinel node navigation surgery has become the standard protocol in the treatment for malignant melanoma and breast cancer. We investigated the possibility of identification of sentinel lymph node (SLN) by using indocyanine green and the infrared fluorescent imaging system in oral cancers. It was shown that the method is useful for the identification of SLN in oral cancers. From results, it seems to be possible to apply sentinel node navigation surgery to oral cancers.
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