title: Clinical applications of breast pathology: management of in situ breast carcinomas and sentinel node biopsy issues.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to review the current clinical management of in situ breast carcinomas, including how specific aspects of a pathology report are used in clinical decision-making, and to discuss the current role of sentinel node biopsy in management of invasive breast carcinomas and ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Gillette Center for Women's Cancers, Boston, MA, USA. blsmith1@partners.org
authors.forename: Barbara L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000592:standards*