Intraoperative cytologic diagnosis of breast sentinel lymph nodes in the routine, nonacademic setting: A highly specific test with limited sensitivity

Breast Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 383-387

  Litz, Craig E ^a   Beitsch, Peter D ^a   Roberts, Gory A ^a   Ewing, Gene ^a   Clifford, Edward ^a  

^a University Hospital St Paul Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Cytology; Imprint; Intraoperative diagnosis; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; MICROMETASTASIS; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TISSUE SECTION; UNITED STATES;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TEXAS;

EID: 4644353572     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2004.21381.x     Document Type: Article

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