Fluorescence Guidance in Surgical Oncology: Challenges, Opportunities, and Translation.

ABSTRACT: Surgical resection continues to function as the primary treatment option for most solid tumors. However, the detection of cancerous tissue remains predominantly subjective and reliant on the expertise of the surgeon. Surgery that is guided by fluorescence imaging has shown clinical relevance as a new approach to detecting the primary tumor, tumor margins, and metastatic lymph nodes. It is a technique to reduce recurrence and increase the possibility of a curative resection. While significant progress has been made in developing this emerging technology as a tool to assist the surgeon, further improvements are still necessary. Refining imaging agents and tumor targeting strategies to be a precise and reliable surgical strategy is essential in order to translate this technology into patient

SUBMITTER: Olson MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6724738 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature