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The Application of 1% Methylene Blue Dye As a Single Technique in Breast Cancer Sentinel Node Biopsy
Published on: June 1, 2019
Pathologic examination of sentinel lymph node for breast carcinoma
R R Turner1, A E Giuliano, D S Hoon
1Department of Surgery, John Wayne Cancer Institute, 2200 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica California 90404, USA. Roderick.Turner@Stjohns.org
World Journal of Surgery
|May 29, 2001
Abstract:
Comprehensive pathologic evaluation of the sentinel lymph node using step sections and cytokeratin immunohistochemistry enhances detection of micrometastases and optimizes the staging of breast carcinoma. This review discusses our current understanding of the pathologic and molecular techniques for sentinel node examination.
