Open AccessQuality indicators for sentinel lymph node biopsy: Is there room for improvement?
Author(s) -
Sergio A. Acuña,
Fernando A. Angarita,
David R. McCready,
Jaime Escallón
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.033011
Subject(s) - medicine , sentinel lymph node , biopsy , breast cancer , lymphadenectomy , medline , surgery , axillary lymph nodes , medical physics , general surgery , radiology , lymph node , cancer , pathology , political science , law
Eleven quality indicators (QI) for sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) were previously developed through a consensus-based approach, yet still need to be incorporated into clinical practice. We sought to evaluate the applicability and clinical relevance for surgeons.
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