title: [Clinical application of mastoscopic axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the technique and significance of mastoscopic axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-two patients with breast cancer use methylene blue to test axillary sentinel lymph node. Sentinel lymph node was moved with endoscopy, and endoscopic axillary lymph nod dissection was performed. Pathological examination of sentinel lymph node and axillary lymph node was made with HE. To evaluate detection rate and false negative rate in sentinel lymph node.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 62 patients, 61 were confirmed by endoscopic axillary sentinel lymph nod biopsy. Detection rate was 98.4%. Thirty-five cases were no metastasis, 27 cases were metastasis, false negative rate was 0.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mastoscopic axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy has a high detection rate, good efficiency of cosmetic and lower complications. It has higher sensitivity than traditional axillary lymph nod dissection and provide accurate lymph node stages.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Beijing Fuxing Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100038, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Cheng-yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ri-cheng
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Ze-bin
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yong-qiao
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Bang-jie
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Shi-huai
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods*