methylene blue
A synthetic basic dye. Methylene blue stains to negatively charged cell components like nucleic acids; when administered in the lymphatic bed of a tumor during oncologic surgery, methylene blue may stain lymph nodes draining from the tumor, thereby aiding in the visual localization of tumor sentinel lymph nodes. When administered intravenously in low doses, this agent may convert methemoglobin to hemoglobin.
| Synonym: | azul de metileno blu di metilene CI basic blue 9 colour index No. 52015 methylenum caeruleum methylthioninii chloridum methylthioninium chloride Schultz No. 1038 tetramethylthionine chloride trihydrate |
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| US brand name: | Urolene Blue |
| Foreign brand name: | Azul Metile Collubleu Desmoidpillen Vitableu |
| Abbreviation: | MB |
| Acronym: | MB |
| Code name: | CI-52015 |
| NSC code: | 617593 |