BACKGROUND Lymphatic mapping with sentinel lymph node biopsy has the potential for
reducing the morbidity associated with breast carcinoma staging. It has become a widely …

Background Intraoperative diagnosis of breast cancer metastases in axillary sentinel nodes
is desirable to avoid a second operation for lymphadenectomy. Imprint or touch-preparation …

Controversies and inconsistencies regarding the pathological work-up of sentinel lymph
nodes (SNs) led the European Working Group for Breast Screening Pathology (EWGBSP) to …

BACKGROUND: Accurate intraoperative pathologic examination of sentinel lymph nodes
(SLNs) has been an important tool that can reduce the need for reoperations in patients with …

BACKGROUND: The intraoperative evaluation of axillary sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs)
allows the surgeon to complete axillary dissection in 1 setting at the time of the primary …

The combined technique (radioisotope and blue dye) is the gold standard for sentinel lymph
node biopsy (SLNB) and there is wide variation in techniques and blue dyes used. We …

Several pilot studies have indicated that SLN biopsy can be used to identify axillary lymph
node metastases in patients with breast cancer. To confirm this finding, a multicenter study in …

A modern approach to the surgical treatment of early breast carcinoma requires
intraoperative localisation of non-palpable lesions and assessment of the lymph node …

Background: Intraoperative frozen sections (FS) of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) can be
used to detect metastatic disease, allowing immediate axillary lymph node dissection …

Background and method: This paper reviews and discusses the feasibility and accuracy of
sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in breast cancer. A standardized method of identifying the …