Eight-year experience with the intraoperative frozen section examination of sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer in a North-Italian university center

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) completely changed the impact of breast surgery on patients psycho-physical wellness, reducing morbidity associated with complete axillary lymph node dissection (CALND) while granting an adequate breast cancer staging. We reviewed our experience with the SLNB in a U...

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Published in:International journal of clinical and experimental pathology 2014-01, Vol.7 (1), p.364-371
Main Authors: Cedolini, Carla, Bertozzi, Serena, Seriau, Luca, Londero, Ambrogio P, Concina, Serena, Cattin, Federico, Geatti, Onelio, Di Loreto, Carla, Risaliti, Andrea
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Language:English
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Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Carcinoma - pathology
Female
Frozen Sections - methods
Humans
Italy
Lymph Node Excision
Lymphatic Metastasis - diagnosis
Middle Aged
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
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Summary:Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) completely changed the impact of breast surgery on patients psycho-physical wellness, reducing morbidity associated with complete axillary lymph node dissection (CALND) while granting an adequate breast cancer staging. We reviewed our experience with the SLNB in a University Clinic. We collected data about all breast cancer patients submitted to SLNB from 2002 to 2010, and analyzed them with R (version 2.15.2), considering significant p
ISSN:1936-2625