title: [Towards the standardization of sentinel lymph node analysis in women with breast cancer].
abstract: Sentinel lymph node biopsy allows enhanced pathology through serial sections and immunohistochemical analysis of the retrieved node, with detection of micrometastases and isolated tumor cells not otherwise recognized. We present our experience with a simple, effective, pathology protocol requiring six couples of sections at three different sentinel lymph node levels. Additional micrometastases or ITC were diagnosed in 51/416 patients (14.6%).
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Ospedale MG Vannini, Roma.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fortunato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Costarelli
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Piro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dell'Osso
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sbarbati
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pompili
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cortesi
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Vitelli
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000592:standards*