Intraoperative imprint cytology of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer: Initial experience and lessons learnt in establishing a new practice

Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 321-327

  Pathmanathan, Nirmala ^a   Jones, Wayne ^a   Salisbury, Elizabeth ^a   Bilous, Michael ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast; Cytology; Imprint cytology; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN AE1; CYTOKERATIN AE3; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

BREAST CANCER; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REVIEW; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 33747600621     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020600820922     Document Type: Article

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