UK Experience of Non-Radioisotope, Non-Magnetic Guided Breast Wide Local Excision and Sentinel Node Biopsy – Alessio Vinci, Vassilis Pitsinis
Non-magnetic localization of impalpable breast cancers showed a good detection rate with adequate margins clearance (10% re-excision rate, compared with 17.2% UK average). The use of ICG in SNB (with blue dye) is associated with an identification rate of 100% regardless of high BMI. Preoperative admission and preparation for surgery are streamlined by avoiding the need for wire localization and radioisotope injection.