Implementation and evaluation of axillary reverse mapping technique in breast cancer patients using patent blue dye

• Published in: The Egyptian journal of surgery : official organ of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons = Majallat al-jirāhah al-Misrīyah Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 1025 - 1030
• Main Authors: Khallaf, Emad, Mokhtar, Sherif, Mikhail, Bishoy, Ali, Mahmoud
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2023
• Subjects: Breast cancer; Cancer; Cancer patients; Intellectual property; Methods; Methylene blue; Oncology, Experimental

Introduction Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among Egyptian women . Following axillary lymph node dissection, arm lymphedema can develop in 7–77% of cases. To detect and preserve upper-limb lymphatics and lymph nodes after axillary surgery, the axillary reverse mapping (ARM) technique wa...