Application of sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer patients with clinically negative and positive axilla and role of axillary ultrasound examination to select patients for sentinel node biopsy

Kuru, B.; Gulcelik, M.; Topgul, K.; Ozaslan, C.; Dinc, S.; Dincer, H.; Bozgul, M.; Camlibel, M.; Alagol, H.

Application of sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer patients with clinically negative and positive axilla and role of axillary ultrasound examination to select patients for sentinel node biopsy

Kuru B., Gulcelik M. A., Topgul K., Ozaslan C., Dinc S., Dincer H., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF BUON, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.454-459, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF BUON
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.454-459
Anahtar Kelimeler: axillary ultrasound, clinically negative axilla, clinically positive axilla, invasive breast cancer, methylene blue, sentinel lymph node biopsy, METHYLENE-BLUE DYE, LYMPH-NODE, CARCINOMA, DISSECTION, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, LOCALIZATION, ACCURACY, METAANALYSIS, TUMORS, TRIAL
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: To evaluate the identification rate and the false-negative (FN) rate of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) using preoperative axillary ultrasound (AU) in patients with clinically negative and positive axilla and to prove that SLNB could also be performed in clinically axillary positive patients.