European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology
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Intraoperative hyperthermic peritoneal chemotherapy (IHPC) after total gastrectomy for advanced, serosa-penetrating gastric cancer has been demonstrated in several studies to reduce the incidence of peritoneal carcinosis and to prolong survival. ⋯ Intraoperative hyperthermic peritoneal chemotherapy carries a high risk of peri-operative complications and was not able to prevent or delay peritoneal tumour recurrence in patients with advanced gastric cancer.
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Case Reports
Anaphylactic shock following peritumoral injection of patent blue in sentinel lymph node biopsy procedure.
Recently, sentinel lymph node dissection has been established for early staging of malignant melanoma. We describe an anaphylactic reaction due to patent blue injection in sentinel lymph node procedure, which was proven by positive results in intradermal testing with patent blue 1:100.