Clinical applications of breast pathology: management of in situ breast carcinomas and sentinel node biopsy issues.
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.
Smith
Barbara L
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Massachusetts General Hospital, Gillette Center for Women's Cancers, Boston, MA, USA. blsmith1@partners.org
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*