title: Improvement in intramammary sentinel lymph node removal using a novel prototype hand held probe during breast conservative surgery.
abstract: Intramammary sentinel lymph node excision during breast conservative surgery was performed, in this case report, using a prototype intraoperative gamma probe. In contrast to the four axillary sentinel lymph nodes that were subnormal, the excised intramammary sentinel lymph node was massively invaded by cancer cells. Therefore this finding had profound implication for the staging of the tumor and for treatment selection. This case report illustrates that an efficient intraoperative gamma probe is useful to locate and remove intramammary sentinel lymph node in breast cancer patients treated with breast conservation.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 67091 Strasbourg Cedex, France. Mathelin@titus.u-strasbg.fr
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mathelin
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tomasetto
authors.forename: Marie-Christine
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rio
authors.forename: Marie-Pierre
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Chenard
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Brettes
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Guyonnet
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy