Intraoperative frozen section assessment in the evaluation of axillary sentinel lymph node in breast cancer Exame intraoperatório por congelação na avaliação do linfonodo sentinela axilar no câncer de mama

Intraoperative frozen section assessment in the evaluation of axillary sentinel lymph node in breast cancer Exame intraoperatório por congelação na avaliação do linfonodo sentinela axilar no câncer de mama

INTRODUCTION: Intraoperative frozen section analysis has become a routine procedure to evaluate the status of axillary sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the accuracy and sensitivity of FS in the detection of metastases in axillary sentinel lymph nodes and to investigate...

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Main Authors: Jorge Alberto Thomé, Carlos Fabián Mendiburu, Fabio Marcondes C. Palma, Antonio R. Moriel, Agnes Cristina Fett-Conte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2012-10-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
Subjects:
Exame por congelação
Metástases
Linfonodo axilar
Câncer de mama
Intraoperative frozen section analysis
Metastases
Axillary sentinel lymph nodes
Breast cancer
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