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Indocyanine green is a sensitive adjunct in the identification and surgical management of local and metastatic hepatoblastoma

With Dr. Dr. Sophia Schermerhorn · StayCurrentMD
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This is a single institution retrospective review of patients who received ICG prior to either pulmonary metastatectomy or liver resection for hepatoblastoma
ClinicalSophia Schermerhorn
ICG was highly sensitive for detecting hepatoblastoma, about 90%
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In a meaningful number of cases, ICG was able to detect tumor deposits that were not visible, palpable, or detectable on preoperative imaging
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Specificity was lower than sensitivity with false positives
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False positives often represented vascular changes or inflammation
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There were no adverse outcomes associated with any of the additional resections guided by ICG
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ICG was effective in both open and minimally invasive surgery
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ICG was effective in both relapse and primary disease
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