[Imprint cytology of axillary lymph nodes in breast neoplasms for intraoperative rapid diagnosis].
A total of 385 lymph nodes of patients suffering from breast cancer were examined intraoperatively for the presence of metastases. We applied imprint cytology and stained using the "Diff-Quick" set (3 times 30 seconds). The percentage of correct identifications following instant cytological examination amounted to 94.5 if compared with subsequent paraffin histology. The 21 diagnostic failures were composed of 3 false negative and 18 false positive results. These data make the advantages for routine clinical application quite obvious.
D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis
Imprint-Zytologie der axillären Lymphknoten bei Mammakarzinom zur intraoperativen Schnelldiagnostik.