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Recent advances and perspectives in the application of repeat sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer patients underwent breast-conserving surgery [PDF]
Due to a series of complications associated with traditional axillary lymph node dissection, sentinel lymph node biopsy has now replaced axillary lymph node dissection as the standard axillary staging procedure for patients with negative axillary lymph ...
ZHAO Qian, LING Yunxiao, LIU Guangyu
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy [PDF]
Is now an established and widely available technique for breast cancer and melanoma Sentinel lymph node biopsy has developed over the past decade as a minimally invasive technique to assess regional lymph node status in patients with malignancy. This technique allows us to find out the status of a lymph node basin by removing only a small number of ...
Malcolm R, Kell, Michael J, Kerin
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy [PDF]
This chapter reviews technical aspects of sentinel lymph node biopsy including preoperative preparation, instrumentation and equipment, patient positioning, incision technique, extent of biopsy, irrigation, hemostasis, and wound closure. The authors also offer pearls and pitfalls.
Steven Perrins +2 more
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Objective: To determine the sensitivity of axillary ultrasound in detecting axillary nodal metastasis in clinically and radiologically uninvolved axillary nodes in early carcinoma breast by comparing with sentinel node biopsy histopathology on frozen ...
Afroz Mushtaq +7 more
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Evaluation of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy After Primary Chemotherapy as Part of De-Escalation of Breast Cancer Treatment [PDF]
Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) after primary chemotherapy for node-positive breast cancer patients has been gaining popularity as part of the de-escalation of treatment. Aim: The 1ry aim was to assess the surgical outcome of node-positive
Mohamed I. AbdelAziz, Sherif Monib
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How does the mitotic index impact patients with T1 melanoma? Comparison between the 7th and 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer melanoma staging system, [PDF]
Background: The mitotic index is no longer used to classify T1 melanoma patients into T1a and T1b, so it should not be used to indicate sentinel node biopsy in these patients.
Amanda Zorzetto Antonialli +5 more
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Background Carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) are a new tracer for lymph node mapping, which can quickly reach and develop lymph nodes through a lymphatic network.
Siqi Tao +6 more
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Background Up to the present time, there has remained a lack of strong evidence as to whether sentinel lymph node biopsy can replace lymphadenectomy for early endometrial cancer.
Yanglong Guo +9 more
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Use of Indocyanine Green for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Case Series and Methods Comparison
Introduction:. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is indicated for patients with biopsy-proven thickness melanoma greater than 1.0 mm. Use of lymphoscintigraphy along with vital blue dyes is the gold standard for identifying sentinel lymph nodes intraoperatively.
Andrew McGregor, MD +4 more
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Background: Whether sentinel lymph node biopsy should be performed in patients ≥70 years old with early-stage invasive breast cancer is controversial. We examined the effect of sentinel lymph node biopsy on the treatment and outcomes in this population ...
Chongshan Gu MD +8 more
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