Sentinel Lymph Nodes. From 646 patients a total of 1,255 sentinel nodes were evaluated by intraoperative imprint cytology (median, 2.0 SLN/patient).

November 6, 2009 (Chicago, Illinois) — A molecular intraoperative technique for assessing sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) in breast cancer patients compares well with intraoperative cytology in ...

The impact of positive peritoneal cytology on the prognosis of cervical cancer is controversial. Thus, we performed a meta-analysis to determine its impact on recurrence, and to investigate ...

Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) and Cytology . Thyroid. 2003;13(1) In This Article. ... the presence of lymph node metastases is a heavily weighted factor that negatively impacts on mortality.

Ultrasound (US) and US-guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) prior to sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in melanoma patients: Accuracy of US-FNAC and lack of further improvement by RT-PCR of ...

The eligibility criteria are as follows: 1) histologically-proven invasive breast cancer, 2) upfront surgery is planned, 3) pathologically-diagnosed metastatic lymph node (cytology or core needle ...