Sentinel lymph node examination by frozen section in breast cancer patients.
Our study indicates that sentinel node analysis by frozen section at the time of primary surgical treatment for invasive breast cancer is a reasonable and prudent effort. No cost analysis study is projected in this paper, but the risk/benefit to the patient as well as cost savings would seem to be apparent and significant.
Reynolds
James C
JC
Dept. of Pathology, Palmetto Health Richland, 5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203-6897, USA.
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005629:Frozen Sections / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods