Sentinel lymph node cancer metastasis identification device

摘要

Without that you check with the biopsy and removed, whether or not the cancer to sentinel lymph nodes of the axillary lymph nodes, etc. that are thickly covered in fat has spread, safe and easy decision possible to provide a device. Fluorescence, through the exit for small diameter optical fiber and the light receiving small-diameter optical fiber is produced in the sentinel lymph node when the protoporphyrin, which is derived from the 5-ALA, which is administered to a subject (photosensitizer substance) is excited has been a hollow tube was detected by conduction to the lymphatic vessels, it is possible to identify the presence or absence of metastasis of cancer cells even before or prognosis of cancer surgery.