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Sentinel lymph node evaluation for tumor metastasis
Jennifer L Hunt1, Zubair W Baloch, Virginia A LiVolsi
1Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. HUNTJL@msx.upmc.edu
Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
|December 10, 2002
Abstract:
The sentinel lymph node biopsy procedure for evaluation of metastatic tumor has become a common procedure for breast carcinoma and malignant melanoma. There is little standardization in the histopathologic management of these specimens. The history, technical details, and histopathologic work-up for sentinel lymph node biopsy are reviewed. Particular attention is paid to the intraoperative consultation and a protocol for optimal histopathologic management is presented.