title: [Sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer].
abstract: Sentinel node biopsy is a new promising technique in the treatment of breast cancer. This technique may be a less invasive, highly accurate alternative to axillary lymph node dissection. An increasing number of studies demonstrated the feasibility and accuracy of sentinel node biopsy. However, many problems remain to be answered and must be addressed before sentinel node biopsy becomes the standard of care for patients with breast cancer. We reviewed and discussed here the proof of the sentinel node concept and several problems of sentinel node biopsy; identification technique, preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative examination of sentinel node.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovscular Disease.
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Motomura
authors.forename: Chiyomi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Egawa
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Komoike
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inaji
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods