Evaluation of intraoperative touch imprint cytology diagnosis of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer
- VernacularTitle:乳腺癌术中前哨淋巴结印片细胞学的评估
- Author:
Xiaoyan HUANG
;
Jiong WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
breast cancer;
sentinel lymph node;
touch imprint cytology;
frozen section
- From:
China Oncology
2001;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The surgery of the breast cancer has dramatically changed,sentinel lymph node(SLN) is one of the aspects.SLN biopsy can precisely predict the status of axillary basin.If the SLN is negative,the patients can spare the unnecessary axillary lymph node dissection(ALND) and reduce the morbidity of the surgery.One of the most important issues with sentinel node biopsy is the intraoperative pathological evaluation of the sentinel nodes.Accurate intraoperative pathological examination of sentinel nodes would enable the selection of candidates for ALND during the initial operation,eliminating the need for second surgery.This article will review the two techniques(touch imprint cytology and frozen section) employed for intraoperative examination of SLN and compare these two methods.And evaluate the role of touch imprint cytology and existing problems in introperative diagnosis of the sentinel lymph nodes and raise the probably ways to improve the sensitivity of touch imprint cytology initially.
