False-negative frozen section of sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer

Breast

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-48

  Holck, S ^a   Galatius, H ^b   Engel, U ^a   Wagner, F ^b   Hoffmann, J ^b  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Hoersholm Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Frozen section; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; KERATIN;

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 1242342973     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9776(03)00124-3     Document Type: Article

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