Publications by authors named "Luis Fernando de Padua Oliveira"
A prospective randomized trial comparing patent blue and methylene blue for the detection of the sentinel lymph node in breast cancer patients.
Régis Resende Paulinelli Ruffo Freitas-Junior Rosemar Macedo de Souza Rahal Luis Fernando de Pádua Oliveira Maria Helena Tavares Vilela
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
February 2017
Introduction:: Methylene blue is more widely available and less expensive than patent blue, with an apparently lower risk of anaphylaxis.
Objective:: The two dyes were compared regarding detection of the sentinel lymph node (SLN).
Method:: A prospective, randomized trial involved 142 patients with invasive breast carcinoma.