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Fluorescein sodium-guided surgery of parotid gland tumors as a technical advance

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders, June 2017
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Title
Fluorescein sodium-guided surgery of parotid gland tumors as a technical advance
Published in
BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders, June 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12901-017-0039-7
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Frank Haubner, Holger G. Gassner, Alexander Brawanski, Karl-Michael Schebesch

Abstract

Complete tumor removal and preservation of the facial nerve are essential in parotid gland surgery. A technical adjunct that potentially enhances the contrast between the facial nerve and the adherent tumor tissue and allows to identify residual tumor tissue could be Fluorescein Sodium. Retrospective chart analysis on 7 patients with benign parotid gland lesions that were operated using Fluorescein Sodium intravenously and the application of the YELLOW 560 nm filter of the operating microscope. Safety and feasibility were evaluated. All tumors showed fluorescence and the rating ´contrast-enhancing´ was assigned in all cases. In 2 patients, satellite nodules were identified and resected meaning that the fluorescence staining of the tumor margins was significantly better than under white light. The use of Fluorescein Sodium in parotidectomy is promising. In two cases residual tumor was detected that would have been left behind under white light. Further research in parotid gland surgery and other head and neck tumor procedures is warranted.

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Unknown 10 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 2 20%
Lecturer 1 10%
Student > Bachelor 1 10%
Professor 1 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 1 10%
Other 3 30%
Unknown 1 10%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 6 60%
Engineering 1 10%
Unknown 3 30%
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