Near infrared fluorescent imaging after intravenous injection of indocyanine green during neck dissection in patients with head and neck cancer: A feasibility study.

Background: Indocyanine green (ICG) has not been studied during therapeutic lymph node dissections after intravenous injection. The purpose of this study was to explore the distribution of ICG in lymphatic nodes during neck dissection.

Methods: Eleven patients requiring neck dissection with or without resection of the primary lesion were included.