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Breast Cancer
Touch prep analysis advised in patients at high risk of nodal metastasis
January 26th, 2006
Touch prep analysis is advised only in patients who are at high risk of nodal metastasis or who will undergo mastectomy. "Imprint cytology (touch prep) is often used for intraoperative examination of sentinel nodes in breast cancer. This allows axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) to be performed immediately for tumor-positive nodes," scientists in the United States reported. "We evaluated the accuracy of touch prep examination of sentinel nodes and its role in the surgical treatment of breast cancer. We analyzed 169 breast cancer patients who underwent 170 lymphatic mapping procedures with intraoperative touch prep examination. Results from the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-26)
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