Ultrasound dye-assisted surgery (USDAS): a promising diagnostic and therapeutic tool for the treatment of cancer recurrences in the neck.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital
; 31(4): 222-7, 2011 Aug.
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The evolution of new techniques for cancer surgery has led to important changes in cancer care in recent years. The endpoint of cancer treatment is now to treat the patient with minimum discomfort while respecting quality of life. New techniques, such as mini-invasive surgery, must respect the correct oncological indications, when technically feasible. The surgery for nodal spread or recurrence of disease, after previous surgery on T or T and N for neck cancer, can represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, especially in the neck, which is characterized by small spaces and noble structures. Often lesions become enveloped in scar tissue and can be difficult to visualize during surgery, representing a genuine problem for the surgeon. Ultrasound dye-assisted surgery is a procedure that combines ultra-sound localization of pathological nodes with the use of methylene blue to mark diseased structures to simplify their visualization (and thus removal) in the surgical field. The technique is simple and can be used in surgically and oncologically experienced hands, even in hospitals that do not have sophisticated technology.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello
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Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital
Año:
2011
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Article
País de afiliación:
Italia
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Italia