Sentinel Node Navigation in Gastric Cancer: Where Do We Stand?

ConclusionThe real clinical application of SN biopsy in gastric cancer treatment has been more than challenging due to the “complicated” nature of gastric lymphatic drainage and the high possibility of “skip” metastasis phenomenon. Notably, sophisticated technical aspects, such as the preferred tracer used and the potential “ideal” method to verify the presence of metastases in the resected SLNs, made SN bio psy application in gastric cancer field extremely demanding. Assessing the potential role of SN navigation for gastric cancer treatment in the era of advanced technology, where the minimally invasive surgical approaches are in the top of the scientific interest, it has to be highlighted that SN navi gation for gastric cancer is a topic that remains highly controversial, and the need for future clinical trials on this topic is obvious.
Source: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research