Implication of intraoperative sentinel node imprint cytology for consent in the SNAC trial

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 105-107

  Bochner, Melissa A ^a,b   Kollias, James ^a,b   Gill, P Grantley ^a,b   Farshid, Gelareh ^c   Dodd, Thomas J ^c  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cytology; Informed consent; Lymph node dissection; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMED CONSENT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1842560371     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-1433.2003.02924.x     Document Type: Article

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