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Advanced Surgical Techniques & Technology
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Tumor Identification2 items
Indocyanine Green Fluorescence for Intraoperative Tumor Identification During Resection of Pediatric and Adolescent Intra-Abdominal Malignancy: A Prospective Multi-Institutional Observational Study
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Background: Real-time intraoperative discrimination of malignant tissue during pediatric solid-tumor resection is limited, constraining margin optimization; the use of indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence in this population remains incomple
article · Oct 2026
Evolving applications of fluorescence guided surgery in pediatric surgical oncology: A practical guide for surgeons
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Fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) is an increasingly available and popular method of visual field augmentation. The basic premise of FGS entails injection of fluorescent indocyanine green (ICG) and subsequent detection with a near-infrared
article · Oct 2026
Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping1 item
Indocyanine green assists with sentinel lymph node mapping in pediatric and adolescent patients: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative prospective observational study
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Background: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is a critical staging tool in skin and soft tissue cancers. Although technetium lymphoscintigraphy is the most common adjunct, indocyanine green (ICG) demonstrates a promising alternative in pedi
article · Oct 2026
Optimization of percutaneous biopsy for diagnosis and pretreatment risk assessment of neuroblastoma
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Background: Image-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy (PCNB) is increasingly utilized to diagnose solid tumors. The objective of this study is to determine whether PCNB is adequate for modern biologic characterization of neuroblastoma. P
article · Oct 2026
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