About this episode

The episode discusses a practical approach to sentinel lymph node mapping in dogs using fluorescein sodium to improve cancer staging in veterinary oncology.

Send us Fan Mail A glow under blue light might be the difference between guessing and knowing where cancer has spread. We sit down with Drs. Elizabeth Maxwell and Veronica Perez to unpack a practical, low-cost approach to sentinel lymph node mapping in dogs using fluorescein sodium, a compound many veterinarians already recognize from everyday clinical use. Our focus stays on one big goal: expanding access to accurate cancer staging in veterinary oncology without requiring advanced imaging, s...

People in this episode

Guests: Dr. Elizabeth Maxwell, Dr. Veronica Perez

Topics covered

• cancer staging
• veterinary oncology
• sentinel lymph node mapping
• fluorescein sodium
• veterinary medicine

Keywords

• sentinel node mapping
• fluorescein sodium
• veterinary oncology
• cancer staging
• veterinary medicine

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Organizations: Veterinary Vertex, AVMA Journals

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