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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer research from K. Motomura and colleagues discussed
June 19th, 2008
According to a study from Nakamichi, Japan, "The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of imprint cytology for the intraoperative diagnosis of sentinel node metastases in patients with breast cancer. Accurate intraoperative diagnosis of sentinel node metastases enables the seiection of patients who need axillary lymph node dissection during the same operation." "This study included 631 patients with clinical T1 breast cancer with clinically negative nodes. Sentinel nodes were serially sectioned at 2-mm intervals. Imprint cytologic samples were made from all cut surfaces and stained with Papanicolaou staining. Patients with positive sentinel nodes underwent...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-06-19)
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