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Breast Cancer
Novel handheld probe prototype aided breast conservative surgery
May 5th, 2005
Scientists claimed that a novel handheld probe prototype used during breast conservative surgery helped improve intramammary sentinel lymph node removal. According to recent research published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, "Intramammary sentinel lymph node excision during breast conservative surgery was performed, in this case report, using a prototype intraoperative gamma probe." "In contrast to the four axillary sentinel lymph nodes that were subnormal, the excised intramammary sentinel lymph node was massively invaded by cancer cells. Therefore this finding had profound implication for the staging of the tumor and for...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-05)
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