Yukikiyo Kawakami1, Kazuya Kondo2, Naoya Kawakita1, Hisashi Matsuoka3, Hiroaki Toba1, Hiromitsu Takizawa1, Mitsuteru Yoshida1, Akira Tangoku1. 1. Department of Thoracic, Endocrine Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan. 2. Department of Oncological Medical Services, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan. 3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Kochi Hospital, Kochi, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Sentinel node (SN) biopsy is used in the management of numerous cancers to avoid unnecessary lymphadenectomy. This was a clinical exploration/feasibility study of a novel identification technique for SN biopsy using indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging during lung cancer surgery. METHODS: SN biopsy using ICG was performed on 22 patients who had cT1 or T2N0M0 lung cancer. ICG was injected just around the primary tumor. The fluorescence imaging system enabled visualization of the lymphatic vessels draining from the primary tumor toward the lymph nodes. Fluorescently labeled nodes were dissected, and patients were followed-up for prognosis and recurrence to confirm the pattern of lymph node metastasis after surgery. RESULTS: SNs were successfully identified in 16 (72.7%) of 22 patients. A total of 13 of 16 patients had pathological N0 and three had SN metastasis. The median follow-up time was 92.7 months. Only one patient had no SN metastasis at the postoperative pathological examination and lymph node metastasis during the follow-up period. The accuracy rate was 93.8% (15/16) and the false-negative rate was 7.7% (1/13). CONCLUSIONS: SNs were identified by ICG fluorescence imaging, and this technique during lung cancer surgery had good identification and accuracy rates throughout the follow-up period. KEY POINTS: SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS OF THE STUDY: We attempted to identify sentinel lymph nodes by indocyanine green in lung cancer surgery. The identification rate was 72.7%. The accuracy rate was 100% immediately after surgery, and 93.8% after follow-up. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: Sentinel node biopsy by indocyanine green may be useful for lymph node dissection during lung cancer surgery to avoid unnecessary lymphadenectomy.
BACKGROUND: Sentinel node (SN) biopsy is used in the management of numerous cancers to avoid unnecessary lymphadenectomy. This was a clinical exploration/feasibility study of a novel identification technique for SN biopsy using indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging during lung cancer surgery. METHODS: SN biopsy using ICG was performed on 22 patients who had cT1 or T2N0M0 lung cancer. ICG was injected just around the primary tumor. The fluorescence imaging system enabled visualization of the lymphatic vessels draining from the primary tumor toward the lymph nodes. Fluorescently labeled nodes were dissected, and patients were followed-up for prognosis and recurrence to confirm the pattern of lymph node metastasis after surgery. RESULTS: SNs were successfully identified in 16 (72.7%) of 22 patients. A total of 13 of 16 patients had pathological N0 and three had SN metastasis. The median follow-up time was 92.7 months. Only one patient had no SN metastasis at the postoperative pathological examination and lymph node metastasis during the follow-up period. The accuracy rate was 93.8% (15/16) and the false-negative rate was 7.7% (1/13). CONCLUSIONS: SNs were identified by ICG fluorescence imaging, and this technique during lung cancer surgery had good identification and accuracy rates throughout the follow-up period. KEY POINTS: SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS OF THE STUDY: We attempted to identify sentinel lymph nodes by indocyanine green in lung cancer surgery. The identification rate was 72.7%. The accuracy rate was 100% immediately after surgery, and 93.8% after follow-up. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: Sentinel node biopsy by indocyanine green may be useful for lymph node dissection during lung cancer surgery to avoid unnecessary lymphadenectomy.
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