Sarmela Thevarajah1, Tara L Huston, Rache M Simmons. 1. Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, 425 E. 61st St., 8th Floor New York, NY, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is an established means of staging the axilla in patients with breast cancer. Recently, methylene blue dye has been shown to be an efficacious and cost-effective alternative to isosulfan blue. With the increasing popularity of SLNB, the potential complications of isosulfan blue use must be appreciated. METHODS: A literature search for English language articles available on MEDLINE from 1985 to November 2002 using the search terms allergy, allergic reaction, anaphylactic reactions, anaphylaxis, blue dye, breast cancer, isosulfan blue, methylene blue, and sentinel lymph node biopsy identified 24 reports. CONCLUSIONS: The use of isosulfan blue due for SLNB is associated with a significant number of allergic reactions, some of which are life-threatening. Because methylene blue dye has been shown to be equally effective and does not pose a serious risk of serious allergic reactions, it offers an improved technique above isosulfan blue dye for SLNB.
BACKGROUND: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is an established means of staging the axilla in patients with breast cancer. Recently, methylene blue dye has been shown to be an efficacious and cost-effective alternative to isosulfan blue. With the increasing popularity of SLNB, the potential complications of isosulfan blue use must be appreciated. METHODS: A literature search for English language articles available on MEDLINE from 1985 to November 2002 using the search terms allergy, allergic reaction, anaphylactic reactions, anaphylaxis, blue dye, breast cancer, isosulfan blue, methylene blue, and sentinel lymph node biopsy identified 24 reports. CONCLUSIONS: The use of isosulfan blue due for SLNB is associated with a significant number of allergic reactions, some of which are life-threatening. Because methylene blue dye has been shown to be equally effective and does not pose a serious risk of serious allergic reactions, it offers an improved technique above isosulfan blue dye for SLNB.
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