摘要Sentinel lymph node (SLN), the hypothetical first regional lymph node or group of lymph nodes to received lymphatic drainage from a primary tumor, can predict the likelihood of further nodal involvement. SLN mapping was initially applied to the treatment of breast cancer and melanoma, and it also shows gratifying effect on thyroid cancer, pancreatic cancer and gastrointestinal tumors. The development of SLN mapping in colorectal cancer has brought us a new approach to design personalized operation and adjuvant therapy plans. However,various SLN mapping techniques in colorectal cancer available present fluctuant navigation performances, which need to be replaced by an economical, convenient and accurate tracing technique. Hopefully the optimized SLN mapping can play a more important role in the management of increasing occurred early colorectal cancer.

abstracts@@ 前哨淋巴结是指第一枚接受原发肿瘤引流的区域淋巴结,可以用于预测其余区域淋巴结的情况.前哨淋巴结导航技术首先由Morton等[1]运用于黑色素瘤的治疗,随后该技术被逐渐运用于乳腺癌、甲状腺癌、胰腺癌和胃肠肿瘤等疾病的治疗[2-3].本文旨在介绍和评价前哨淋巴结导航技术在结直肠癌中的运用.