胃肠道恶性肿瘤中的前哨淋巴结活检——我们目前的进展如何？

Sentinel lymph node biopsy in gastrointestinal malignancies-where do we stand?

作者信息

Maharaj R, Shukla P J, Naraynsingh V, Dan D, Hariharan S

机构信息

Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Trinidad, West Indies.

出版信息

Indian J Cancer. 2011 Jul-Sep;48(3):345-50. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.84940.

DOI:10.4103/0019-509X.84940

PMID:21921336

Abstract

Sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) are the nodes in direct communication with the primary tumor and are therefore the first group of nodes to be involved in lymphatic metastasis. Though the role of SLN biopsy is well established in cancers of the breast and melanoma, its role in gastrointestinal malignancies is still evolving and controversial. In this paper, the literature is reviewed with respect to the status of SLN biopsy in gastrointestinal malignancies.

摘要

前哨淋巴结（SLNs）是与原发性肿瘤直接连通的淋巴结，因此是淋巴转移中首先受累的一组淋巴结。尽管前哨淋巴结活检在乳腺癌和黑色素瘤中的作用已得到充分确立，但其在胃肠道恶性肿瘤中的作用仍在不断发展且存在争议。本文就前哨淋巴结活检在胃肠道恶性肿瘤中的现状进行综述。